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wbahm
May 30, 2013, 1:23 AM
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I was at a CIA demo today, and they let me try a climbing rig they had that they said was commercially available. It consisted of a metal chest piece with two stirrup straps running through it to stirrups on one side, and gibbs ascenders on the other. Does anyone know what this is called and where I can get one?
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acorneau
May 30, 2013, 12:06 PM
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Sounds like a "rope walker" system. Did it look something like this?
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majid_sabet
May 30, 2013, 7:06 PM
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wbahm wrote: I was at a CIA demo today, and they let me try a climbing rig they had that they said was commercially available. It consisted of a metal chest piece with two stirrup straps running through it to stirrups on one side, and gibbs ascenders on the other. Does anyone know what this is called and where I can get one?
what are you trying to do with this 007 CIA rig ?
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USnavy
May 31, 2013, 5:16 AM
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majid_sabet wrote: wbahm wrote: I was at a CIA demo today, and they let me try a climbing rig they had that they said was commercially available. It consisted of a metal chest piece with two stirrup straps running through it to stirrups on one side, and gibbs ascenders on the other. Does anyone know what this is called and where I can get one? what are you trying to do with this 007 CIA rig ?
https://www.sis.gov.uk/
(This post was edited by USnavy on May 31, 2013, 5:17 AM)
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curt
May 31, 2013, 5:39 AM
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wbahm wrote: I was at a CIA demo today, and they let me try a climbing rig they had that they said was commercially available. It consisted of a metal chest piece with two stirrup straps running through it to stirrups on one side, and gibbs ascenders on the other. Does anyone know what this is called and where I can get one?
I had no idea the Culinary Institute availed themselves of climbing gear.
http://www.ciachef.edu
Curt
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wbahm
Jun 3, 2013, 1:07 AM
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That's very similar to what it was. Thank you so much for your help!
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socalclimber
Jun 3, 2013, 1:13 AM
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That's really more of a caving setup than a "climbing rig". Not that it could not be used in climbing, but I've only seen it done once in 20+ years.
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