Rappel Plates

Rappel Plates are flat, essentially two-dimensional descenders made from plates with parallel, planar front and back surfaces. They are often milled from metal plate. I allow bending the plate after forming, within reason. Rappel Plates have no moving parts.

I exclude Figure Eights, Figure Eights with Ears, and Hooks because I cover those separately. I include some forged ascenders if they could have been made by milling a flat plate. I also bent the rules by including the Кооператив Титан, despite the small pins pressed into its main plate.

Many plates can be used as belay devices; conversely, many belay devices consisting of plates (e.g., Sticht Plates and Belay Plates). Attempts to create precise definitions that separate the overlap would not be productive, and so I just use my judgment and some personal preference when trying to classify transitional pieces.

Image	ID	Device	Description	Acquired	Weight	Height	Width	Thickness	Std. volume
	2580	ATK	Milled, soft anodized, subpentagonal and subrectangular holes, round eye /w o-ring, 1 top and 2 bottom ears	CanyonZone.com - Gertjan van Pelt, 2020	126	152	82	10	124
	3063	ATKD	Milled, soft anodized, subpentagonal and subrectangular holes, round eye /w o-ring, 1 top and 2 bottom ears	CanyonZone.com - Gertjan van Pelt, 2021	125	152	82	10	124
	1476	B. G. Gear SQWUREL	Milled plate eight /w snake bars, round eye /w o-ring	Luke Galyan, 2016	162	166	95	10	151
	1477	B. G. Gear SQWUREL V2	Milled plate eight /w snake bars, round eye /w o-ring	B. G. Gear, 2016	158	166	90	10	145
	2555	B. G. Gear SQWUREL V3, Version A	Milled plate eight /w snake bars, round eye /w o-ring	Elevated Climbing, 2020	108	156	75	9	110
	3118	B. G. Gear SQWUREL V3, Version B	Milled plate eight /w snake bars, round eye /w o-ring	Elevated Climbing, 2021	108	155	74	9	108
	3220	B. G. Gear SQWUREL V4	Milled plate eight /w snake bars, round eye /w o-ring	Elevated Climbing, 2022	110	156	76	10	113
	1184	Canyons & Crags Totem	Milled Al, soft anodized, 2 eyes, 8-type rope hole, 2 sticht-type slots	Canyons & Crags, 2008	134	191	63	10	122
	2441	Canyons & Crags Totem CRT	Milled Al, soft anodized, oval eye, three round eye holes, 8-type rope hole, 2 T-horns, 2 sticht-type slots	Canyons & Crags, 2017	278	216	111	12	278
	1200	CMI QXD Personal Escape Device	Plate, 22.3 mm. eye ad four 12 mm. rope holes	CMI, 2009	103	150	48	10	69
	1083	Figure 0	Home made, milled aluminum plate	Gary Storrick, 2007	323	173	82	13	184
	1075	Figure 1	Home made, milled aluminum plate	Gary Storrick, 2007	167	173	62	13	138
	1076	Figure 2	Home made, milled aluminum plate	Gary Storrick, 2007	325	175	91	13	205
	1077	Figure 3	Home made, milled aluminum plate	Gary Storrick, 2007	320	175	90	13	204
	1078	Figure 4	Home made, milled aluminum plate	Gary Storrick, 2007	239	175	121	13	274
	1079	Figure 5	Home made, milled aluminum plate	Gary Storrick, 2007	342	173	90	13	200
	1080	Figure 6	Home made, milled aluminum plate	Gary Storrick, 2007	339	173	88	13	197
	1081	Figure 7	Home made, milled aluminum plate	Gary Storrick, 2007	330	173	102	13	229
	1082	Figure 9	Home made, milled aluminum plate	Gary Storrick, 2007	294	181	90	13	211
	2581	Giro, Version A	Al plate, 2 slots, 2 ears	CanyonZone.com - Gertjan van Pelt, 2020	109	102	97	10	100
	3198	Giro, Version B	Al plate, oval and curved slots, 2 ears	CanyonZone.com - Gertjan van Pelt, 2022	91	103	98	10	97
	979	Hopf, Version A	Homemade Al, three-hole figure eight	Gary Storrick, 2005	197	183	112	13	266
	1136	Hopf, Version B	Al plate, three-hole figure eight, Australian	Newcastle Ramblers Bushwalking Club, 2007	231	171	180	12	375
	1243 1462 3147	Hopf, Version C	Al plate, three-hole figure eight, European	Kathleen Merritt, 2010 David G Keenan II, 2015 Wild Gear Deals, 2022	183	161	127	12	254
	468	Кооператив Титан	Ti plate with 5 holes, 3 slots, 6 horns and 2 posts.	John E. Weinel, Inc., 1989	278	117	161	8	151
	1259	Krok Petal, Version A	Milled Al plate, 1 slots, 1 hole, 1 horn, 2 grooves	Gear4Rocks, 2010	62	117	51	10	61
	1359	Krok Petal, Version B	Milled Al plate, painted, 1 slots, 1 hole, 1 horn, 2 grooves	Krok (Alex Dniprovsky & Alex Kostromitinov), 2012	67	116	51	10	59
	3204	MSA SBCA	Hard anodized milled Al plate, 6 12-mm. webbing holes, 1 slot	Joe Shapiro, 2022	62	83	44	10	35
	3750 3724	New Alp Multifreins (a.k.a.Light 8), Version A	Forged Al, hard anodized, square rope hole, rectangular slot eye	Inner Mountain Outfitters, 1990 Chris Christensen, 2022	60	60	86	11	57
	3728	New Alp Multifreins (a.k.a.Light 8), Version B	Forged Al, hard anodized, square rope hole, rectangular slot eye	Chris Christensen, 2022	59	86	60	11	55
	3782	New Alp Multifreins (a.k.a.Light 8), Version C	Forged Al, soft anodized, square rope hole, rectangular slot eye	Denis Pivot, 2022	60	86	60	11	55
	3039	Phoenix CRT	Milled Al, soft anodized, oval eye, three round eye holes, 8-type rope hole, 2 T-horns, 2 sticht-type slots	Ivan Hernandez, 2021	277	215	108	12	271
	3029	Phoenix LRT	Milled Al, soft anodized, oval eye, three round eye holes, 8-type rope hole, 2 T-horns, 2 sticht-type slots	CanyonZone.com - Gertjan van Pelt, 2021	183	190	97	10	189
	3195	PMI PED	Drilled anodized Al plate.	On Rope 1, 1999	44	75	41	13	40
	1213	Rescue Technology Escape	Drilled anodized Al plate.	Rescue Technology, 2009	98	101	68	10	66
	1436	Rock Exotica Totem	Milled Al, soft anodized, 2 eyes, 8-type rope hole, 2 sticht-type slots	Edward Bennett, 2015	134	191	63	10	122
	1139	Sauvtech ISIS	Al plate, upper arched hole, 2 horns, lower double slot /w one V-groove, round eye	Expé-Spelemat, 2008	201	192	77	12	177
	1133	SFD 8, Version A	Three-hole eight, linear arrangement	Rich Carlson, 2007	122	177	74	10	128
	3032	SFD 8, Version B	Three-hole eight, linear arrangement	CanyonZone.com - Gertjan van Pelt, 2021	139	177	74	10	135
	3122	Short Stop	Milled Al, 1 slot, round eye	Gary Storrick, 2020	61	122	36	8	35
	1286	Sterling ATS, Version A	Soft-anodized bent Al plate, four horns, sobpentagonal rope hole, 2 curved slots, round eye	Sterling Rope Company, 2010	102	129	73	20	188
	2568	Sterling ATS, Version B	Bent SS plate, four horns, sobpentagonal rope hole, 2 curved slots, round eye /w o-ring	CampSaver.com, 2020	292	131	74	19	182
	1485	Stopper	Milled Al, 2 slots, round eye	Gary Storrick, 2016	102	211	38	6	50
	1015	TowMeUp LetMeDown Paragliding Rescue Descender	Anodized aluminum plate /w 19 mm. webbing	TowMeUp.com, 2006	84	80	48	10	38
	946	Trillium, Version A	Three-ended slot (120 degrees) in milled Al plate.	Gary Storrick, 2004	73	67	71	13	62
	3117	Trillium, Version B	Three-ended slot (120 degrees) in milled Al plate.	Gary Storrick, 2021	131	98	102	10	98
	3120	Trillium, Version C	Three-ended slot (120 degrees) in milled Al plate.	Gary Storrick, 2021	159	104	95	13	128
	3121	Trillium, Version D	Three-ended slot (120 degrees) in milled Al plate.	Gary Storrick, 2021	111	103	95	13	127
	471 1253	UZPS Petal (УЗПС Лепесток)	Irregular cast Al plate, bent, 2 slots, 1 hole, 1 horn, 3 grooves	John E. Weinel, Inc., 1990 Harald Müller, 2010	96	152	70	21	223
	3162	Vento Alligator (Венто Аллигатор)	Milled Al, painted, rectangular opening, 2 beveled slots, 3 eyes.	Artyom Babin (Артём Бабин), 2022	95	139	47	11	71

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