Climbing Technology by Aludesign S.p.A. via Torchio 22
24034 Cisano B.sco BG ITALY
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IST12-2K670CT_rev.3 10-21
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 DEVICE).
This note contains the information necessary for the correct use of the Click Up+.
This is a belay device for rock climbing, with a manual braking system conforming
to EN 15151-2:2012 Type 2 and UIAA 129. It can be used to belay the lead-
ing or toproping partner, and to lower the climber. The equipment is specifically
designed for indoor climbing, crag climbing or sport climbing on routes well
equipped with EN 959/UIAA anchors.
Attention!
It should not be used for trad
routes or mountaineering.
0) OPERATING PRINCIPLE.
In the case of a fall of the climber, while the belayer holds the free end of the rope
with one hand, the device rotates with respect to the carabiner, creating friction
with the carabiner itself and with the rope, so blocking the rope.
1) MARKINGS (Fig. 10.1).
On the Click Up+ you find the following markings: 1) Indication climber side. 2)
Indication hand side. 3) Place 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) 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) Pictogram accompanying
the indication of month (MM) and year (YYYY) of manufacture. 12) Product name.
2) PARTS NOMENCLATURE (Fig. 10.2).
A) Resistance lock cam. B) Braking zone. C) Moulded side for fingers with indica-
tion hand side. D) Carabiner-restraining springs. 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. S) V-Proof mobile par-
tition.
3) CHECK BEFORE USE.
Before each use, verify that all components of the equipment are in excellent con-
dition, with no deformation, cracks, sharp edges, corrosion 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. Check with meticulous care:
braking zone, resistance lock cam, carabiner-restraining springs and V-Proof sys-
tem. Make sure that carabiner-restraining springs and V-Proof system move freely
and return into position without jamming.
Caution!
If the movement of the V-Proof
system proves difficult due to wear and/or dirt, clean the device and lubricate the
spring, following the directions provided in the general instructions.
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.
Caution!
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
8,5 to 11,0 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). Open the V-Proof mobile partition using the rope and insert it back
into the device consulting the specific drawings for reference (Fig. 3.2). Insert the
carabiner into the device, across where the loop of rope sits (Fig. 3.3) screw the
sleeve over the gate to close it. 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).
Caution!
Make sure that each one of the two strands of the rope is
on one different side of the V-Proof mobile partition (Fig. 3.4).
5.2 - Functional test.
Each time the device is used, before use it is always nec-
essary 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 distinctive “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 give slack after
the arrest of a fall, hold at all times the free end of the rope with one hand, and
use the other hand to grasp Click Up+ by its C and G points. Push the device for-
ward (1), at the same time rotating it as shown (2), in order to bring the carabiner
back into position E (Fig. 4.3). 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 leader, the belayer must: ensure: they are safely belayed;
that the Click Up+ is functioning 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.
Caution!
During the entire belay process the hand that holds the free end of
the rope must at all times be located below the device (Fig. 5.1).
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 - Paying out rope quickly.
Hold the free end of the rope with one hand and
keep that hand at the same height of the device. Use the other hand to pull the
climber’s strand of the rope, making it run through Click Up+ and inside the hand
placed on the free end of the rope. (Fig. 5.2).
Attention!
The hand that holds the
free end of the rope must be kept at the same height of the device at about 3 cm
from the device itself.
Attention!
Make sure that you’re always holding the free
end of the rope.
6.3 - 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. 5.3).
Attention!
Make sure
that you’re always holding the free end of the rope.
6.4 - 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. 5.4).
Attention!
Do not hold the Click Up+ in your hand and always keep hold of the
free end of the rope.
6.5 - 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. 5.5). 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.
Caution!
After a long descent both the carabiner and the device
may be rather warm: remove the rope as soon as possible.
7) INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE - BELAYING THE SECOND.
7.1 - Belaying top-rope (Fig. 6.1).
Set up the Click Up+ as described in para-
graph 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 extremely functional because the climber is constantly belayed
with a rope that is in tension and the Click Up+ in locking mode.
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.
Caution!
This equip-
ment cannot be used to belay the second directly from the belay anchor (Fig. 6.6).
7.4 - 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
