Climbing Technology by Aludesign S.p.A. via Torchio 22
24034 Cisano B.sco BG ITALY
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ENGLISH
The instruction manual for this device consists of general and specific instructions,
both must be carefully read and understood before use.
Attention!
This leaflet
shows the specific instruction only.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS CLICK UP (PATENTED).
This note contains the information necessary for the correct use of the Click Up.
The Click Up is a belay device for belaying the leader or second, designed spe-
cifically for indoor climbing and for sport climbing on routes equipped with fixed
bolt anchors meeting UIAA-norms.
Attention!
It should not be used for trad routes
or mountaineering.
1) MARKINGS
(Fig. 9): On the Click Up you find the following markings: 1)
Indication climber side. 2) Indication hand side. 3) Country of manufacture. 4)
Patented device. 5) Logo that warns the user to carefully read the instructions for
use before using the device. 6) UIAA logo. 7) EN 15151-2:2012 type 2: norm
with which Click Up is compliant. 8) Diameters and types of ropes to be used. 9)
Name of the manufacturer or of the responsible for the introduction in the market.
10) Batch number. 11) Product name. 12) Pictogram preceding month (MM) and
year (YYYY) of production.
2) PARTS NOMENCLATURE.
A) Resistance lock cam. B) Braking zone. C) Mould-
ed side for fingers with indication hand side. D) Spring. E) Karabiner insertion
point. F) Leverage point. G) Indication climber side. H) Rear axis. I) Climber rope
side. L) Braking notch. M) Rope insertion zone. N) Free end of the rope side. O)
Screw closure on gate. P) Gate. Q ACL bar. R) Karabiner body.
3) CHECK BEFORE USE.
Before each use, verify that all components of the equip-
ment are in excellent condition, with no deformation, cracks, sharp edges, cor-
rosion or oxidation. Make sure there are no cuts and /or signs of wear deeper
than 1 mm, especially in the zones that are in contact with rope and connector.
Particularly check the braking zone (B) and the resistance lock cam (A), and ensure
that the spring (D) can be fully depressed and returns smoothly when released
without sticking.
3.1 - Inspection of the connector.
Make sure there are no deformation, cracks,
corrosion, oxidation and/or sharp edges (sometimes caused by the removal of
the oxide coating from the surface. Check that there are no cuts deeper than 1
mm. Make sure that the groove created by the friction of the rope is not deeper
than 2 mm.
Attention!
If any defect is detected, replace the carabiner (supplied
with the device) with an equivalent carabiner (see section 4.2).
4) COMPATIBILITY
. Verify that this device is totally compatible with all the elements
present in the system.
4.1 - Ropes.
Click Up is used with a single EN892 dynamic with diameters from
8.6 to 10.5 mm. Braking effectiveness and ease of paying out rope depend of
the diameter, the wear and the slipperiness of the rope.
Attention!
The device may
not work correctly with wet or ice-covered ropes.
4.2 - Belay Karabiner.
A CONCEPT SGL HC hot-forged light-alloy karabiner
with hard anodized finish must be used. It has an anti-wear surface and an ACL
spring bar to prevent cross-loading. In exceptional cases (loss of or forgetting the
CONCEPT SGL HC karabiner) you can use another H type karabiner with a 12
mm diameter round section where the rope runs. The user must be appropriately
trained and must always make sure that the karabiner’s wide base is inserted into
the Click Up.
5) INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE - INSTALLATION AND TEST.
5.1 - Installation.
Connect the karabiner to the belay loop on the harness, lift the
ACL bar and insert the belay loop below it so that the karabiner cannot rotate (Fig.
3.1). Insert the rope into the Click Up as illustrated by the symbols on the device
(Fig. 3.2), then open the belay karabiner and pass it through the Click Up at the
“Karabiner insertion point” (E) with so that the loop of rope in the Click Up is in-
side the karabiner. The device is installed correctly if the picture of the climber (G)
shows up on the top side of the device. The system is now ready for use (Fig. 3.4).
5.2 - Functional test.
Each time the device is used, before use it is always neces-
sary to verify that the Click Up is positioned correctly and is therefore also working
correctly. Once the Click Up is installed and connected to the harness (Fig. 4.1),
hold the free end of the rope with one hand and pull the climber’s rope upwards
with the other hand. Make sure that the Click Up blocks the rope, making its dis-
tinctive “Click” sound (Fig. 4.2). In this position, the picture of the climber (G) on
top of the Click Up is visible to the belayer.
5.3 - Unblocking the Click Up.
To start belaying the leader or to pay out rope
again after a fall, make sure that you’re always keeping the free end of the rope
in one hand, then using the other hand, grip the Click Up at points (C) and (G)
and lift it upwardss, so that the locking karabiner is brought back into position (E).
If you find it difficult to release because there is still weight or tension on the rope,
either take a step forward or lower the climber down a bit.
Attention!
If it’s hard
to unblock the Click Up, move it from side-to-side.
6) INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE -BELAYING THE LEADER.
Before belaying the lead-
er, the belayer must: ensure: they are safely belayed; that the Click Up is func-
tioning correctly; that the leader has correctly tied into the rope; that the rope has
been uncoiled so it can run freely; that their position is comfortable and does not
interfere with the belaying or climbing.
Attention!
At all times during belaying the
belayer must always keep hold of the free end of the rope!
6.1 - Paying out rope.
With one hand, pull the climber’s rope up through the
Click Up, with the other hand feed the free end of the rope into the device, whilst
maintaining the belay karabiner in position (E), so as to give your climbing partner
rope (Fig. 5.1).
Attention!
Make sure that you’re always holding the free end of
the rope.
6.2 - Taking in slack.
With one hand feed the climber’s rope towards the device
and with the other pull the rope on the free end side out of the device, whilst
maintaining the belay karabiner in position (E) (Fig. 5.2).
Attention!
Make sure
that you’re always holding the free end of the rope.
6.3 - Arresting a fall.
Hold firmly onto the free end of the rope and pull it down-
wards. The Click Up will lock the rope making its distinctive “CLICK” (Fig. 5.3).
Attention!
Do not hold the Click Up in your hand and always keep hold of the
free end of the rope.
6.4 - Lowering the climber.
Make sure the device is put into locking mode as per
paragraph 5.2. Always keeping the free end of the rope in one hand, with the
other hold the Click Up at points C and G and with your palm push downwards
on the leverage point F (Fig. 5.4). Feed the free end of the rope into the device;
when the hand feeding the rope is nearing the device, stop applzing downward
pressure on the leverage point (F) so the device locks again and move your feed-
ing hand downwards on the free end of the rope. Repeat this sequence to lower
your climbing partner. At the end, when the climber has reached the ground, feed
rope to your companion in order to decrease the tension and unlock the device as
described in paragraph 5.3.
Attention!
If it’s hard to unblock the Click Up, move
it from side-to-side.
7) INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE - BELAYING THE SECOND.
7.1 - Belaying top-rope
(Fig. 6.1). Set up the Click Up as described in paragraph
5.1, check to ensure that the second climber is tied in correctly and put the device
into locking mode as described in paragraph 5.2 (Fig. 6.3). To take in rope as
the climber climbs, with one hand feed the climber’s rope towards the device and
with the other pull the rope on the free end side out of the device (Fig. 6.4). This
mode is very safe because the climber is always belayed with the Click Up in
locking mode and the rope tight.
Attention!
Make sure that you’re always holding
the free end of the rope.
7.2 - Lowering the climber when top-roping
(Fig. 6.5). Follow the procedure
described in paragraph 6.4.
7.3 - Belaying the second up to a stance
(Fig. 6.2). The belayer should be be-
layed at the stance below the stance’s anchor with its karabiner. Install the device
as in paragraph 5.1 and put it into locking mode as described in paragraph 5.2.
Clip the second’s rope into the karabiner at the stance and start to take in rope
as the second climbs as described in paragraph 7.1.
Attention!
Make sure that
you’re always holding the free end of the rope. If the climbing partner (second
climber) takes up the lead (“leads through”) after reaching the stance, the device
is already ready to belay them, after having unblocked the Click Up as described
in paragraph 5.3. The rope is already passed through the belay’s karabiner and
everything is ready for belaying the leader on the next pitch.
7.2 - Lowering the second from a stance or fixed point.
The belayer should be
belayed at the stance below the stance’s anchor with its karabiner. Make sure that
the rope is properly uncoiled and that there is a knot in the free end. and Install
the device as in paragraph 5.1 and put it into locking mode as described in
paragraph 5.2. Clip the second’s rope into the karabiner at the stance and lower
them as described in paragraph 6.4.
Attention!
Make sure that you’re always
holding the free end of the rope.
Attention!
If it’s hard to unblock the Click Up,
move it from side-to-side.
8) ALWAYS SAFE, EVEN IN CASE OF ERRORS.
If the rope is inserted incorrectly
into the Click Up i.e. not following the indications marked on the device (Fig. 3.5)
or the Click Up is inserted upside down onto the harness’s belay loop so that the
design with the hand and the rope is visible (Fig. 3.6), the device will not work
correctly. In both cases you must immediately stop the climb and lower the climber
as follows: whilst holding firmly onto the free end of the rope, position it into the
braking notch L. Let rope into the device by using both hands on the free end of
the rope and moving one hand then the other lower while with the other hand you
firmly hold the rope (Fig. 7.1-7.2).
Attention!
This manoeuvre is only permitted to
lower the climber to the ground if the Click Up has been used incorrectly.
9) INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE - ABSEIL/RAPPEL ON SINGLE ROPE.
You can ab-
seil/rappel with the Click Up, but its use is not advised for very long descents
because it would overheat.
9.1 - Rappelling a single fixed rope.
Arrange/fix the rope onto the anchor point
with a Figure of Eight knot. Using a rope sling tie a self-locking Prusik knot around
the descent rope and connect the Prusik loop to the harness. Install the Click Up
onto the descent rope as described in paragraph 5.1 and put it into locking mode
(paragraph 5.2) (Fig. 8.1). Check to verify that the device and the self-locking
knot/Prusik loop are both positioned and working correctly, then proceed with
rappelling. With one hand hold the free end of the rope and the Prusik knot with
one hand and with the other hand push down on the leverage point F. Control the
speed of release of the rope with the hand with the Prusik knot to control the speed
