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I acquired my Krok Petal, Version A new from Gear4Rocks in 2010.
The Krok Petal is 117 mm. tall, 51 mm. wide, 10 mm. thick, and weighs 62 g.
The Krok logo is stamped on the front.
The top of the Petal is wide enough for 11 mm. rope, but
it works better on 9 mm. line. Normally one rigs it in the free running configuration shown. This does
not provide as much friction as I prefer, especially since the
rope does not want to stay in the hook as it is shown in the figure. An
alternative is to use carabiners
as brake bars in the long slot, much like as with the Baechli or Yates
Belay Slave. There are two grooves in the Petal that appear
to be there for this purpose.
It is natural to compare the Krok Petal to the UZPS Petal. I prefer the milled construction in the Krok to the cast UZPS Petal. The UZPS Petal has three grooves instead of two, but one of the grooves on the UZPS Petal is not usable. The Gear4Rocks does not have the belay slot found on the UZPS Petal.
The Fish (Рыба) is a similar device that also has a milled construction..
Gear4Rocks is the same company as Krok, the only difference is that the Krok trademark sells gear only inside the Ukraine, and the Gear4Rocks trademark was created to spread Ukrainian gear around the world.
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I acquired my Krok Version B from Krok in 2012 when Alex Dniprovsky sent me a box of donations originating from Alex Kostromitinov, CEO of Krok.
The Krok Petal, Version B is 116 mm. tall, 51 mm. wide, 10 mm. thick, and weighs 67 g. The slot is 12 mm. wide at the top and 69 mm. long, measured along the diagonal. The eye is 18 mm. in diameter. The lower horn is 23 mm. long and forms an 11 mm. slot.
The Krok logo is stamped on the front.
Version B is painted. I don't particularly like painted descenders, since the paint wears off and makes a mess on the rope. I prefer the finish on Version A.
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I acquired this Krok Petal from Artyom Babin (Артём Бабин) in 2023.
This Krok Petal is 119 mm. tall, 52 mm. wide, 10 mm. thick, and weighs 75 g. The slot is 13 mm. wide at the top and 71 mm. long, measured along the diagonal. The eye is 18 mm. in diameter. The lower horn is 22 mm. long and forms an 1o mm. slot.
The rear is printed with the Krok logo, 23.12.19.37, and an open book icon.
This petal is painted blue. I don't particularly like painted descenders, since the paint wears off and makes a mess on the rope. I prefer the finish on Version A.
Артём described this petal's origins as follows:
Alexey Dmitrievich Kostromitinov, founder and then director of Krok, in his time decided to correct all the disadvantages of the most abundant Soviet descending device of the 80s - the cast UZPS Petal produced by the Ural Industrial Precision Alloys Plant. He designed and produced petals milled from aluminum plate, with versions for the right and left hands.
The Krok Petal was not produced for long. Apparently it did not sell very well and was soon removed from production. It was impossible to find it for a long time. After many requests, Krok production agreed to release a batch of petals for me,
Артём received these Petals in late December, 2023, and immediately sent a pair to me..
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I acquired this Krok Petal from Artyom Babin (Артём Бабин) in 2023.
This Krok Petal is 118 mm. tall, 52 mm. wide, 10 mm. thick, and weighs 75 g. The slot is 13 mm. wide at the top and 71 mm. long, measured along the diagonal. The eye is 18 mm. in diameter. The lower horn is 22 mm. long and forms an 1o mm. slot.
The front is printed with the Krok logo, 23.12.19.15, and an open book icon.
This is the right-handed equivalent of Version C.
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