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(figs. 3.1 - 3.3). If this happens, stop the ascent immediately and lower
the climber as follows (figs. 3.2 - 3.4). Place the rope in the braking
groove A and accompany it towards the device with both hands, alter-
nating them downwards, lower the climber to the ground.
4) BELAY ON TOP ROPE.
Warning!
Remember to hold the free end
of the rope in your hand at all times (Fig. 4.3)!
4.1 - Installation.
Install and activate the device in lock mode, as
instructed under point 1.5. Check the climber’s rope-connecting knot
is correct.
4.2 - Belaying
. With one hand pull and feed the free end of the rope
through the device, with the other pull the climber’s rope towards it,
taking up slack during ascent. If the climber falls or stops to rest, the
system remains active in rope-lock mode.
5) SELF-LOCKING ABSEIL
Before descending, belay yourself to the belay station using a sling
fixed securely onto the harness. Prepare the descent rope and make
sure it is properly unwound and there is knot at the end.
5.1÷5.2 - Installation.
Install the device in the sling at a minimum
distance of 20 cm and activate it in lock mode, as instructed under
point 1.5.
Warning!
In this case the “climber side” symbol (4) identi-
fies the end of the rope in the anchor point direction (Fig. 5.1).
5.3 - Locking and tensioning.
Take up the slack as instructed under
point 4.2 and use you own weight to tension the ropes and the system.
5.4 - Releasing the sling.
Holding the free end of the rope in one
hand, release the longe karabiner with the other and hook it on to the
gear loop in the harness.
5.5 - Abseiling.
Holding the free end of the rope in one hand, open
the lever H (1) with the other, pressing on it and rotating the device up-
wards (2), as shown. Descend, pulling the free end of the rope towards
the device.
Attention!
Do not pull the lever and device downwards as
this would keep the system braked.
6) SELF LOCKING ABSEILING - FIRST USES
When using Alpine Up for the first time, it is advisable to use a Prusik
knot on the rope below the device to practice to abseiling. Follow
points 5.1 to 5.5. Proceed with the descent, keeping the knot unload-
ed.
Warning!
Install Alpine Up at a distance that will prevent it from
interfering with the Prusik knot.
7) SELF LOCKING ABSEILING - FACILITATED MODE.
There are some situations in which the abseiling can be quite difficult.
- high weight of the ropes that are entirely hanging in a void;
- low weight of the climber (for ex. children, young people, women);
- unfavourable ratio between the weight of the climber and the weight
of the ropes lying below the device.
If any of the above described cases occurs, it is necessary to relieve
the load of the ropes from the Alpine Up, in order to make smoother
the descent. To perform this action, one of the following methods must
be applied:
A -
lift progressively the free end of the ropes placed below the device,
enough to allow a smooth descent;
B -
carry on the following operations: install the Alpine Up as indicated
under points 5.1 - 5.2 and insert an additional carabiner in the hole I
(Fig. 7.1). Insert the ropes inside the carabiner (Fig. 7.2), close the gate
and follow the indications described under points 5.3-5.4, Proceed
with the descent as explained under point 5.5 (Fig. 7.3).
Attention!
It is possible to use this mode at any time during every self-
locking abseiling.
8) DYNAMIC MODE - INSTALLATION AND SET-UP
8.1÷8.4 - Installation.
Connect the karabiner to the belay loop on
the harness, open the bar and insert the loop (Fig. 8.1). Insert the loop
of rope in the slots B in the Alpine Up, referring to symbols 1-4 on the
device (Fig. 8.2). Insert the karabiner at right angles to the lever H in
the hole G with the rope inside (Fig. 8.3). The system is now ready for
use (Fig. 8.4).
9) DYNAMIC MODE - BELAYING THE LEAD CLIMBER
. Before set-
ting out, the lead climber must be safely anchored and check that the
Alpine Up works correctly. Make sure the leader’s knot is correct and
the rope is uncoiled. Stand in a convenient position so as not to hinder
operations.
Warning!
Remember to hold the free end of the rope in
your hand at all times!
Risk of death!
When ascending a multi-pitch
route, before setting up on a new pitch, the leader’s rope must pass
through a directional anchorage on the belay point. If not, it is not
possible to arrest a fall (figs. 2.6 and 2.7).
9.1 - Feeding the rope
. With one hand, bend the free end of the
rope and feed it through the Alpine Up. With the other pull and feed
the climber’s rope through the device. Always hold firmly the free end
of the rope in one hand!
9.2 - Taking up slack.
With one hand pull and feed the free end of
the rope through the Alpine Up. With the other pull the climber’s rope
towards the device. Always hold firmly the free end of the rope in one
hand!
9.3 - Arresting a fall.
Hold firmly the free end of the rope in one hand
and pull it downwards.
9.4 - Lowering the climber.
Grasp the rope firmly with both hands
and move them alternately downwards to lower the climber to the
ground.
10) DYNAMIC MODE - ALWAYS SAFE, EVEN IN THE EVENT OF
AN ERROR
If either of the installation errors is committed, follow the instructions
under point 3.
11) DYNAMIC MODE - BELAY ON TOP ROPE
Warning!
Remember to hold the free end of the rope in your hand at
all times!
11.1 - Installation.
Install the system as instructed under point 8.
11.2 - Belaying.
With one hand pull and feed the free end of the
rope through the device, with the other accompany the climber’s rope
towards it, taking up slack during ascent.
12) DYNAMIC MODE - ABSEIL
Before descending, belay yourself to the belay station using a longe
fixed securely onto the harness. Prepare the descent rope and make
sure it is properly unwound and there is knot at the end.
12.1 - Installation.
Install the karabiner in the sling at a minimum
distance of 20 cm from the harness. Insert the loop of rope in the slots
B in the Alpine Up, referring to symbols 1-4 on the device. Insert the
karabiner at right angles to the lever in the hole G with the rope inside.
Tie a Prusik knot on the rope below the device.
12.2÷12.3 - Sling tensioning / release.
Tension the Prusik knot
so that you can release the sling karabiner and hook it on to the gear
loop in the harness.
12.4 - Abseiling.
Control the Prusik knot with one hand to prevent it
tightening round the rope. Control the rate of descent with the other
hand, accompanying the free end of the rope towards the device.
13) BELAYING 1 OR 2 SECONDS
13.1÷13.2 - Installation.
Insert the loop of the rope in slots B in the
Alpine Up, referring to symbols 9-10 on the device (Fig. 13.1). Insert
a wide-base HMS belay karabiner in the hole G, at right angles to the
lever, with the rope inside (Fig. 13.1). Hook up the Concept SGL HMS
karabiner in the hole I, than connect it at the top of the belay point, so
that the ropes are below it, held correctly inside the device (Fig. 13.2).
Warning!
Make sure the climber’s rope is above the free end of the
rope and both the branches are below the karabiner in the hole I.
13.3 - Function test.
Pull the rope at the climber end to make sure
the self-locking system works.
13.4÷13.5 - Belaying 1 or 2 seconds.
Use both hands to take up
slack at the climber end through the Alpine Up.
Warning!
Hold the
