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Updates: 2025

• December 30, 2025:

• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 26-27, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 15-22, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Carabiners.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 14, 2025:

• Made the following handled ascender changes:
  • Added the Emilsa ascender.
  • Updated the Stamped-Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Cast-Frame, Milled-Frame and Double-Rope handled ascender pages.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Ten Most Wanted List.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 7-13, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• December 5, 2025:

• Added a duplicate Climbing Technology Foot Ascender and updated the Foot and Knee Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Carabiners.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 29-30, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 23-25, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 22, 2025:

• Made the following eccentric cam ascender changes:
  • Added another Clog ascender.
  • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Hand Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the handleless eccentric cam Chest and Emergency ascenders pages.
• Made the following bobbin changes:
  • Added the Singing Rock Jack.
  • Reclassified the Petzl Rig as a stop bobbin, removed it from the Petzl I'D page, and moved it to its own page..
  • Updated the Stop Bobbins and Double-Stop Bobbins pages.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Plain Bobbins and Near Bobbins pages.
• Added two duplicate Russ Anderson figure eights and updated the Figure Eights page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 20-21, 2025:

• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• November 18, 2025:

• Updated the Wild Country Belay Tube Prototypes page.
• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 31-November 17, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Carabiners.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 30, 2025:

• Added two more Raed Climbing ZÆDs.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Devices page.
• Made the following handled ascender changes:
  • Added another Rock Empire ascender.
  • Updated the Black Diamond Index page.
  • Updated the Stamped-Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Cast-Frame, Milled-Frame and Double-Rope handled ascender pages.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 29, 2025:

• Made the following eccentric cam ascender changes:
  • Added another Clog ascender.
  • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Hand Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the handleless eccentric cam Chest and Emergency ascenders pages.
• Made the following rope grab changes:
  • Added another Gemptor Rope Grab.
  • Updated the.Atlas Kwik-Stop page.
  • Updated the Rocker-Arm Rope Grabs Other Rope Grabs page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Rocker-Arm Rope Grabs and Type-1 Lever Cam Rope Grabs pages.
• Made the following miscellanous descender changes:
  • Added another Guido Magnone Descender.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Updated the Storrick-Danhof Vertical Spool and Vertical Spools pages.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 22, 2025:

• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 21, 2025:

• Added another Raed Climbing ZÆD.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Belay Devices page.
• Added and updated A Few Carabiners.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 20, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 18, 2025:

• Added the Kong Trimmer.
  • Updated the Flipline Adjusters page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 8-17, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Carabiners.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• October 7, 2025:

• Made the following handled ascender changes:
  • Added another Altius ascender.
  • Updated the Stamped-Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Cast-Frame, Milled-Frame and Double-Rope handled ascender pages.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Added a duplicate Kong-Bonaiti Ascender and updated the Handled Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 26 - October 6, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 14-18, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Carabiners.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 13, 2025:

• Added the BCG Freebell.
  • Updated the Self-belay Devices page.
• Updated the Jumar 79-series and Cast-Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders pages to include recent duplicate acquisitions.
• Updated the 1/2" Spring-loaded Gibbs and Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders pages to include recent duplicate acquisitions.
• Updated the "Sticht" Plates and Salewa Sticht Without Spring pages to include recent duplicate acquisitions.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 10-12, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 9, 2025:

• Added a Rescue Q Mini that is part of a CMC Survivor Escape System.
  • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
• Added and updated A Few Carabiners.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• September 5-8, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 16-23, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 13, 2025:

• Added links to Bob Thrun's 1971 book Prusiking.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 10-11, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 9, 2025:

• Updated the Fisher Eights and Figure Eights pages.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 8, 2025:

• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 7, 2025:

• Made the following handled ascender changes:
  • Added three Gib Lewis ascenders.
  • Updated the Milled-Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Cast-Frame, Stamped-Frame and Double-Rope handled ascender pages.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Updated the shared Simond history information on the Simond Aerofrein, Simond Belay Tubes, Simond Cubik, Simond Figure Eights, Simond Multicoin #3, Simond Toucan, Simond Nuts, Claudius Simond Carabiners, Claudius Simond Pitons, and Claudius Simond Ice Axes pages.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 6, 2025:

• Added shared Eiger / Liberty / Advanced Base Camp / Cypher history information to the: Advanced Base Camp Chest Ascenders, Cypher Chest Ascender Evo, Advanced Base Camp Handled Ascenders, Cypher Quick’Up, Eiger Brake Bars, Advanced Base Camp Figure Eights, Advanced Base Camp Figure Eights /w ears, Cypher Cypher Descender 88, Advanced Base Camp "Sticht" Plates, Liberty Mountain Belay Tubes, Advanced Base Camp Belay Tubes, Cypher Belay Tubes, Advanced Base Camp Decelerator, Cypher XF Forge, Liberty Cable Ladders, Eiger Pitons, Eiger Carabiners, Liberty Carabiners, Liberty Mountain Carabiners, Advanced Base Camp Carabiners, Cypher Carabiners, and Eiger Nuts pages
• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 4-5, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Carabiners.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 30-August 3, 2025:

• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• August 4, 2025:

• Added the Coca-Cola Bottle.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added another Chouinard Eight.
  • Updated shared information on the Faders eights and Frendo eights pages.
  • Updated the Figure Eights page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights With Ears and Complex Figure Eights pages.
  • Updated the Figure Eight Dimensions and Figure Eight Table Set 4 pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 30-August 3, 2025:

• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 28-29, 2025:

• Updated the Werkgen Fulpmes / Stubau / AustriAlpin history information on the following pages: Stubai Tricouni K Climbing Irons, Stubai Figure Eights, AustriAlpin Figure Eights, Stubai Figure Eights With Ears, AustriAlpin Figure Eights With Ears, Stubai Belay Tubes, AustriAlpin Belay Tubes, AustriAlpin Fish, Stubai Klettersteigbremse, AustriAlpin Anchor Brakes, Stubai Pitons & Bongs, Stubai Ice Anchors, Werk Fulpmes Carabiners, Stubai Oval & Twisted Carabiners, Stubai Ds, HMS, etc. Carabiners, AustriAlpin Carabiners, Stubai Hooks, Stubai Hammers, Werk Fulpmes Ice Axes, Stubai Ice Axes & Ice Hammers, Holubar/Stubai Ice Axes, Stubai Walking Sticks, AustriAlpin Crampons, and Stubai Crampons,
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 22, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 20, 2025:

• Updated the CMI 5000-series Ascenderss page.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 18, 2025:

• Updated the Bob & Bob Brake Bars page.
• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Carabiners.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 13-17, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Carabiners.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 10, 2025:

• Added and/or updated Cassin history to or on the following pages:
  • Cassin Figure Eights.
  • Cassin Logic.
  • Cassin Twin.
  • C.A.M.P.and Cassin Piùs.
  • Cassin #221.
  • Cassin #217.
  • Cassin Anchor Brakes.
  • Cassin Pitons & Bongs.
  • Cassin Ice Anchors.
  • Cassin Nuts.
  • Cassin Hooks.
  • Cassin Hammers.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 8-9, 2025:

• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 4, 2025:

• Made the following chest box changes:
  • Added another Custom Gossett Block.
  • Added another Speleoshoppe Box
  • Updated the Chest Boxes page.
• Added the Battelle Memorial Institute cable ladder.
  • Updated the Cable Ladders page.
• Made the following handled ascender changes:
  • Added another CMI 5004.
  • Updated the Milled-Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Cast-Frame, Stamped-Frame and Double-Rope handled ascender pages.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• July 3, 2025:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added another Vertical Supply / Bassett Metal Studios Offset 8 RS.
    • Updated the Figure Eights page.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Dimensions and Figure Eight Table Set 4 pages.
  • Added another S.B.C.I. Banditt.
    • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Dimensions and Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 2 pages.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Complex Figure Eights pages.
• Made the following rack changes:
  • Added another Unknown rack.
  • Updated the J-frame Racks page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the O-frame & U-frame Racks page
• Updated the Tactical & Rescue Gear Rappelmaster page.
• Added SBCI history to the following pages:
  • S.B.C.I. Figure Eights
  • Bottle Opener Eights
  • S.B.C.I. Racks
  • S.B.C.I. Belay Spools
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• June 30, 2025:

• Updated the Simond Belay Tubes page.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• June 28-29, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Carabiners.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• June 27, 2025:

• Made the following miscellanous descender changes:
  • Added a duplicate Aldo Moschino Descender.
  • Added a duplicate Guido Magnone Descender.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• June 20, 2025:

• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• June 7, 2025:

• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• June 6, 2025:

• Added the Versant-Sud Honu.
  • Updated the Plate Descenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• June 5, 2025:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added the K.C.C eight.
  • Added a Ukrainian eight.
    • Updated the Figure Eights page.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Dimensions, Figure Eight Table Set 1, and Figure Eight Table Set 3 pages.
  • Added another Glacier Black Palikoa Pivot.
    • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Dimensions and Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 3 pages.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Complex Figure Eights pages.
• Added a duplicate Primal The Descender and updated its page with patent information.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• May 25 - June 3, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few carabiners.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• May 19-21, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few carabiners.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• May 16, 2025:

• Made the following miscellaneous descender additions:
  • Added the Capewell 747 Pilot Emergency Decent Device.
  • Added the Frost 747 Pilot Emergency Decent Device.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• May 13-15, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few carabiners.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• May 9, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• May 7, 2025:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added another Salewa eight.
    • Updated the Figure Eights page.
    • Updated the Figure Eight Dimensions and Figure Eight Table Set 1 pages.
  • Added another Kong Big 8.
    • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
    • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Dimensions and Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 2 pages.
    • Updated shared information on the Asol, C-Wildyfield Wings 8, Climb Right, Climb X, Epic Peak, Fusion, Good Makings, I Climb, Mad Rock Rescue 8s, NewDoar, NLNTL, NTR, Orbsoul, S.E.Peak page., and U. S. Rigging Supply forged aluminum rescue eights with ears pages.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Complex Figure Eights pages.
• Added a duplicate Clog Ascender and updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Hand Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• May 6, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• May 4, 2025:

• Updated the S.B.C.I. U-Frame Racks page.
  • Changed "SBCI" to "S.B.C.I. sitewide.
  • Identified S.B.C.I. as Stanley Brozek Company Inc. on the S.B.C.I. Figure Eights, S.B.C.I. U-Frame Racks, S.B.C.I. Belay Spool, and Suppliers List pages.
• Updated the Eiger RP100 page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• May 1-3, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few carabiners.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• April 30, 2025:

• Added the Luse Fire Escape.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Descenders page.
• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added the Xinda
  • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights and Complex Figure Eights pages.
  • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Dimensions and Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 1 pages.
• Added a duplicate Jumar Ascender.
  • Updated the Cast-Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• April 29, 2025:

• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• April 28, 2025:

• Made the following handled ascender changes:
  • Added another CMI 5003.
  • Updated the CMI Shorti page.
  • Updated the Milled-Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Cast-Frame, Stamped-Frame and Double-Rope handled ascender pages.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Updated the Landau Rollers page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• April 26-27, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few carabiners.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• April 25, 2025:

• Added the Alternative Current Sulu Go.
  • Updated the Lever Box Belay Devices page.
  • Placed a cross reference on the Self-belay Devices For Solo Climbing page.
• Made the following rope grab changes:
  • Added the Tractel Stopfor K21.
  • Updated the Rocker-Arm Rope Grabs page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Type-1 Lever Cam Rope Grabs and Other Rope Grabs pages.
  • Updated the shared weight chert on the Rocker-Arm Ascenders page.
• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added the CTRA Bat Extreme
  • Updated the Figure Eights With Ears page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights and Complex Figure Eights pages.
  • Updated the Figure Eights with Ears Dimensions and Figure Eights with Ears Table Set 3 pages.
• Added a duplicate Chinese stop bobbin and updated the Stop Bobbins page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• April 8-24, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• April 7, 2025:

• Updated the Charlet-Moser Descenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• April 3-6, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 31, 2025:

• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 30, 2025:

• Made the following brake bar changes:
  • Updated the Carabiner Brake Bar Methods page.
  • Updated the Carabiners with Brake Bars page.
  • Added the Double Brake Bars History page.
  • Consolodated and updated the page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 28, 2025:

• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 27, 2025:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added another Fisher Eight.
  • Updated the Figure Eights page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights With Ears and Complex Figure Eights pages.
  • Updated the Figure Eight Dimensions and Figure Eight Table Set 4 pages.
• Added a duplicate BlueWater Rack and updated the Open-frame Racks page.
• Added two duplicate 1/2" Spring-loaded Gibbs Ascenders and updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Added another Petzl Reverso 4 and updated the Belay Tubes page.
• Added another Wild Country Single Rope Controller and updated the Rotating Autoblocks page.
• Added another C.A.M.P. Dissipatore and updated the Anchor Brakes page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 21-26, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few carabiners.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 20, 2025:

• Updated photos on the Simond Multicoin #3 and Miscellaneous Descenders pages.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 17-19, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 16, 2025:

• Updated the Carabiner Brake Bar Methods page.
• Added the following brake bar pages:
  • B&C Wunderwear
  • Bassett Metal Studios
  • Bob & Bob
  • CMI
  • Eiger
  • Gerry
  • Holubar
  • Howell'N'Mann
  • Kong
  • MSR
  • Pathfinder Sports
  • PMI
  • REI
  • Russian
  • SMC
  • Speleoshoppe
  • Storrick
  • Unknown #1
  • Unknown #2
  • Unknown #3
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 8-15, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few carabiners.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 7, 2025:

• Updated shared Simond history information on the following pages:
  • Simond Aerofrein
  • Simond Belay Tubes
  • Simond Cubik
  • Simond Figure Eights
  • Simond Multicoin #3
  • Simond Toucan
  • Simond Nuts
  • Claudius Simond Carabiners
  • Claudius Simond Pitons
• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 6, 2025:

• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 5, 2025:

• Updated shared Kong-Bonaiti history information on the following pages:
  • Kong-Bonaiti & Kong Cam-Clean Ascenders.
  • Kong-Bonaiti & Kong Modular Ascenders.
  • Kong-Bonaiti & Kong Handled Ascenders.
  • Bonaiti & Kong Robots.
  • Kong-Bonaiti & Kong Kisa.
  • Kong–Bonaiti & Kong Hooks.
• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• March 1-4, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 28, 2025:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added another C.A.M.P. Eight.
    • Updated shared information on the C.A.M.P./Lowe, Kong-Bonaiti and Kong, Rock House, Salewa, and Stubai figure eights pages.
  • Added a duplicate Trango Belay Eight.
  • Updated the Salewa Eight pge.
  • Updated the Figure Eights page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights With Ears and Complex Figure Eights pages.
  • Updated the Figure Eight Dimensions and Figure Eight Table Set 2 pages.
• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 25-27, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few carabiners.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 24, 2025:

• Updated the C.A.M.P. history information on the following pages:
  • C.A.M.P. and C.A.M.P./Interalp Job
  • C.A.M.P. and Lowe/C.A.M.P Tri-Cams
  • C.A.M.P./Chouinard Nuts
  • C.A.M.P./Interalp Hammers
  • C.A.M.P./Interalp Ice Anchors
  • C.A.M.P./Interalp Ice Axes & Ice Hammers
  • C.A.M.P/Interalp Look
  • C.A.M.P./Interalp Nuts
  • C.A.M.P./Interalp/Chouinard Nuts
  • C.A.M.P./Lowe Figure Eights
  • C.A.M.P./Lowe Nuts
  • Lowe Ice Anchors
  • Lowe Ice Axes & Ice Hammers
  • Lowe/C.A.M.P. Crampons
  • REI Ice Axes & Ice Hammers
• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few carabiners.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 18-23, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few carabiners.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 17, 2025:

• Added the Notch Glide.
  • Updated the Other Rope Grabs page.
• Added the C.A.M.P. Wing.
  • Updated the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Added a duplicate Trango Jaws
  • Updated the Belay Tubes page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 16, 2025:

• Added a modified Fritzke Alpine Box.
  • Updated the Chest Boxes page.
• Updated the Petzl Basic page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 6-15, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few carabiners.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• February 1, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 23-31, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Carabiners.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 22, 2025:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added a Zaporizhzhian Eight.
  • Updated the Figure Eights page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights With Ears and Complex Figure Eights pages.
  • Updated the Figure Eight Dimensions and Figure Eight Table Set 4 pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 21, 2025:

• Added a Zaporizhzhian miscellaneous ascender.
  • Updated the Miscellaneous Mechanical Ascenders page.
• Added a Zaporizhzhian handled ascender.
  • Updated the Stamped-Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 20, 2025:

• Made the following handled ascender changes:
  • Added another Centrolit ascender.
  • Updated the Cast-Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Milled-Frame, Stamped-Frame and Double-Rope handled ascender pages.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Made the following grappling hook changes:
  • Added the County Communications grappling hook.
  • Added another Chinese grappling hook.
  • Updated the Grappling Hooks page.
• Added the RIT RSS-AL 4.
  • Updated the Lever Box Descenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 13-19, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 12, 2025:

• Added C.A.M.P. history and date code information to the following pages:
  • C.A.M.P. TurboChest
  • C.A.M.P. Solo
  • C.A.M.P. TurboFoot
  • C.A.M.P. Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders
  • C.A.M.P. Lift
  • C.A.M.P. Figure Eights
  • C.A.M.P. Giant
  • C.A.M.P. Shell
  • C.A.M.P. Tuber
  • C.A.M.P. and Cassin Piùs
  • C.A.M.P. Yo-yo
  • C.A.M.P. Druids & Matic
  • C.A.M.P. Goblin
• Added C.A.M.P. history information to the following pages:
  • C.A.M.P/Interalp Look
  • C.A.M.P./Lowe Figure Eights
  • C.A.M.P. and C.A.M.P./Interalp Job
  • C.A.M.P. Sticht Plates
  • C.A.M.P. Dissipatore
  • C.A.M.P. Swing
• Updated the C.A.M.P. Handled Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 7-11, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Anchors.
• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 6, 2025:

• Made the following
  • Added the DBI/SALA GTR5.
    • Updated the Fixed Multibar Descenders page.
  • Moved the Single Rope Technique/Rollgliss/DBI-SALA A7 Micro to the Single Rope Technique Equipment Eccentric Cam Chest Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared SRTE history on the following SRTE pages: Eccentric Cam Hand Ascenders, Eccentric Cam Chest Ascenders, Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders, Eared Figure Eights, Near Bobbins, Two-way Rescue Stop, Goldtails, U-Frame Racks, Belay Stop, Two Way Stops, "Sticht" Plates, Rescue Belay, Manual Belay, Rescuemates, and A5 811 Rope Grab
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 5, 2025:

• Added the Rock-N-Rescue Hauling Pulley.
  • Updated the Hauling Pulleys page.
• Added the International Safety Components Keeloc SmartSnap RP420.
  • Updated the Specialty Carabiners page.
• Added another Keeloc SmartSnap Key.
  • Updated the Most Miscellaneous page.
• Made the following eccentric cam ascender changes:
  • Added another Russian ascender.
  • Updated the Handleless Eccentric Cam Hand Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the handleless eccentric cam Chest and Emergency ascenders pages.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 4, 2025:

• Added a French ascender.
  • Updated the Type 1 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Made the following handled ascender changes:
  • Added another MSA Safety ascender.
    • Updated the Stamped-Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
  • Added another CMI 5002.
    • Updated the Milled-Frame Handled Eccentric Cam Ascenders page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Cast-Frame and Double-Rope handled ascender pages.
  • Updated the Ascender Handles page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 3, 2025:

• Made the following figure eight changes:
  • Added another Petzl Eight.
  • Updated the Figure Eights page.
  • Updated the shared weight chart on the Figure Eights With Ears and Complex Figure Eights pages.
  • Updated the Figure Eight Dimensions and Figure Eight Table Set 3 pages.
• Added the Cascade Shunt.
  • Updated the Type 2 Lever Cam Ascenders page.
• Updated the Rollgliss and Lever Box Descenders pages.
• Added another Chouinard Camalot.
• Added some more Eiger nuts..
• Added another Leeper Nut Tool.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

• January 2, 2025:

• Added and updated A Few Chocks.
• Added and updated Some More Gear.
• Moved the 2024 updates to their own page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

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