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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1476 | B. G. Gear SQWUREL |
Milled plate eight /w snake bars, round eye /w o-ring | Luke Galyan, 2016 | 162 | 166 | 95 | 10 | 151 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1200 | CMI QXD Personal Escape Device![]() |
Plate, 22.3 mm. eye ad four 12 mm. rope holes | CMI, 2009 | 103 | 150 | 48 | 10 | 69 |
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1083 | Figure 0 | Home made, milled aluminum plate | Gary Storrick, 2007 | 323 | 173 | 82 | 13 | 184 |
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1075 | Figure 1 | Home made, milled aluminum plate | Gary Storrick, 2007 | 167 | 173 | 62 | 13 | 138 |
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1076 | Figure 2 | Home made, milled aluminum plate | Gary Storrick, 2007 | 325 | 175 | 91 | 13 | 205 |
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1077 | Figure 3 | Home made, milled aluminum plate | Gary Storrick, 2007 | 320 | 175 | 90 | 13 | 204 |
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1078 | Figure 4 | Home made, milled aluminum plate | Gary Storrick, 2007 | 239 | 175 | 121 | 13 | 274 |
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1079 | Figure 5 | Home made, milled aluminum plate | Gary Storrick, 2007 | 342 | 173 | 90 | 13 | 200 |
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1080 | Figure 6 | Home made, milled aluminum plate | Gary Storrick, 2007 | 339 | 173 | 88 | 13 | 197 |
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1081 | Figure 7 | Home made, milled aluminum plate | Gary Storrick, 2007 | 330 | 173 | 102 | 13 | 229 |
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1082 | Figure 9 | Home made, milled aluminum plate | Gary Storrick, 2007 | 294 | 181 | 90 | 13 | 211 |
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2581 | Giro, Version A | Al plate, 2 slots, 2 ears | CanyonZone.com - Gertjan van Pelt, 2020 | 109 | 102 | 97 | 10 | 100 |
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3198 | Giro, Version B | Al plate, oval and curved slots, 2 ears | CanyonZone.com - Gertjan van Pelt, 2022 | 91 | 103 | 98 | 10 | 97 |
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979 | Hopf, Version A | Homemade Al, three-hole figure eight | Gary Storrick, 2005 | 197 | 183 | 112 | 13 | 266 |
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1136 | Hopf, Version B | Al plate, three-hole figure eight, Australian | Newcastle Ramblers Bushwalking Club, 2007 | 231 | 171 | 180 | 12 | 375 |
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1243 1462 3147 |
Hopf, Version C | Al plate, three-hole figure eight, European |
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183 | 161 | 127 | 12 | 254 |
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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 |
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1259 | Krok Petal, Version A | Milled Al plate, 1 slots, 1 hole, 1 horn, 2 grooves | Gear4Rocks, 2010 | 62 | 117 | 51 | 10 | 61 |
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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 |
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3204 | MSA SBCA | Hard anodized milled Al plate, 6 12-mm. webbing holes, 1 slot | Joe Shapiro, 2022 | 62 | 83 | 44 | 10 | 35 |
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3750 3724 |
New Alp Multifreins (a.k.a.Light 8), Version A |
Forged Al, hard anodized, square rope hole, rectangular slot eye |
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60 | 60 | 86 | 11 | 57 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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3195 | PMI PED | Drilled anodized Al plate. | On Rope 1, 1999 | 44 | 75 | 41 | 13 | 40 |
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1213 | Rescue Technology Escape | Drilled anodized Al plate. | Rescue Technology, 2009 | 98 | 101 | 68 | 10 | 66 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1133 | SFD 8, Version A | Three-hole eight, linear arrangement | Rich Carlson, 2007 | 122 | 177 | 74 | 10 | 128 |
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3032 | SFD 8, Version B | Three-hole eight, linear arrangement | CanyonZone.com - Gertjan van Pelt, 2021 | 139 | 177 | 74 | 10 | 135 |
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3122 | Short Stop | Milled Al, 1 slot, round eye | Gary Storrick, 2020 | 61 | 122 | 36 | 8 | 35 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1485 | Stopper | Milled Al, 2 slots, round eye | Gary Storrick, 2016 | 102 | 211 | 38 | 6 | 50 |
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1015 | TowMeUp LetMeDown Paragliding Rescue Descender | Anodized aluminum plate /w 19 mm. webbing | TowMeUp.com, 2006 | 84 | 80 | 48 | 10 | 38 |
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946 | Trillium, Version A | Three-ended slot (120 degrees) in milled Al plate. | Gary Storrick, 2004 | 73 | 67 | 71 | 13 | 62 |
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3117 | Trillium, Version B | Three-ended slot (120 degrees) in milled Al plate. | Gary Storrick, 2021 | 131 | 98 | 102 | 10 | 98 |
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3120 | Trillium, Version C | Three-ended slot (120 degrees) in milled Al plate. | Gary Storrick, 2021 | 159 | 104 | 95 | 13 | 128 |
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3121 | Trillium, Version D | Three-ended slot (120 degrees) in milled Al plate. | Gary Storrick, 2021 | 111 | 103 | 95 | 13 | 127 |
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471 1253 |
UZPS Petal (УЗПС Лепесток) |
Irregular cast Al plate, bent, 2 slots, 1 hole, 1 horn, 3 grooves |
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96 | 152 | 70 | 21 | 223 |
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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 |