EDELRID BEAST ALPINE Bedienungsanleitung Seite 21

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GENERAL APPLICATION NOTES
This product is part of personal protective equipment
(PPE) for protection against falls from a height and
should be assigned to a person. These instructions
contain vital information. The instructions must have
been understood by the user before actual use. The
reseller must provide this document in the language
spoken in the country of use and it must be kept to-
gether with the equipment during the entire service
life. The following instructions for use are important
and help ensuring proper practical application. How-
ever, they cannot replace experience, responsible
action and knowledge required for mountaineering,
climbing, and working at a height or depth; and they
certainly cannot free users from shouldering their
personal risk. Attention: If these instructions for use
are not carefully observed, the life of persons may be
at risk!
GENERAL SAFETY NOTES
Mountaineering, climbing and working at heights
and in depths often entail hidden dangers and risks
caused by external influences. Errors and careless-
ness may cause severe accidents, injury, and even
death. If this product is combined with other compo-
nents, these may mutually affect safety. Use only CE
marked components of personal protective equip-
ment (PPE) for protection against falling from a
height. If original components of the product are
modified or removed, the safety properties may be
influenced adversely. The equipment should not be
altered or remodelled or adjusted by use of addition-
al parts in any way not specifically recommended by
the manufacturer in writing. Before and after use,
check the product for possible damage. Ensure fit-
ness for use and correct function. If in doubt con-
cerning the safety condition of the product, remove
it from use immediately. In case of abuse and/or
improper use, the manufacturer refuses any liability.
In such cases, the responsibility and risk lie with the
users or persons responsible for the operation.
When using this product, we recommend additional-
ly observing the applicable national rules. Personal
protective equipment is exclusively designed for se-
curing of persons.
PRODUCT-SPECIFIC INFORMATION, FIGURE
CAPTIONS
Range of application for crampons: Slippery,
snow-covered and ice-covered ground; Alpine and
high mountain areas, such as glaciers, iced water
falls, mixed climbing terrain, ice and firn slopes. The
product is meant to prevent slipping or as an aid for
climbing in steep ice. Snowballing (sticking of snow)
below the crampons is uncomfortable and danger-
ous; in worst cases it may lead to falling. Therefore
always use all crampons with anti-snowballing plates!
1 Fields of application of the different EDELRID
crampon models
2a+b Part designations: Designations of the parts
mentioned in the text - A: Buckle, B: Strap, C: Lever,
D: Front bracket, E: Heel part, F: Spring, G: Pin,
H: Bridge, I: Tip part, J: Bridge seat, K1: Heel bracket
(soft), K2: Heel bracket (auto), L: Adjusting wheel,
M: Tip brace, N: Strap keeper, O1: Heel brace (soft),
O2: Heel brace (auto), P: Fixing bolt, Q: Front teeth,
R: Anti-snowballing plate