I haven’t seen one of these in a few days, so I thought I’d toss in one of my own.

It’s meant for via ferrata to reduce the impact of falling on static gear. You loop a short rope through the holes and it absorbs the forces of the fall by friction of the rope slipping through. This is the Kong Kisa.

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    2 months ago

    It’s an energy/impact/shock absorber used when climbing with ropes.

    A Kong Kisa?

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      2 months ago

      This is the one. It’s meant for via ferrata to reduce the impact of falling on static gear. You loop a short rope through the holes and it absorbs the forces of the fall by friction of the rope slipping through.

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    2 months ago

    Is it for abseiling, you feed the rope through the small holes down on one side and then through the big role at the bottom, around the outside back through the big hole then up through the small holes on the other side. The added friction of using this over a “figure 8” would allow you to descend slower.
    Possibly used in caving.

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      2 months ago

      It is not, but I can see the resemblance

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      2 months ago

      Like a cue bridge? Nope

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      2 months ago

      There was a scale with it, but it gave a pretty big hint as to its use, so I cut it out.

      It’s about 5 or 6 inches long, so you would need some thick laces to use it that way.