CMC RESCUE BELAY
$569.00
The CMC Traverse 540 Rescue Belay is a crafty self locking, symmetrically designed rescue system belay device created to discharge the hard tensions that occur at times in rescue belay situations.
The CMC Traverse 540 Rescue Belay passes the British Columbia Council of Technical Rescue belay competency drop test criteria. It is a symmetrically designed easy to use belay device that discharges the tension on a belay rope. This device comes in two sizes Large and Small. The Small device uses 10.6 -11.5 mm rope while the Large uses 11.5 – 13 mm rope. This discharge eliminates the need for a release hitch and also makes this system able to hold falling loads quickly while limiting the peak forces. The CMC Traverse 540 Rescue Belay is rated for General Use with a 250 kg load and a 12.5 mm rope and is rated for Technical Use when using a 11.1 mm rope and a 200 kg load.The Large comes in Blue and the Small comes in Green. The CMC Traverse 540 Rescue Belay weighs in at 1 lb 6 oz (624 g). This device is NFPA rated General Use and is 3 sigma MBS rated at 36 kn (8,093 lbs).
