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Recent Updates
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• 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:

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

• May 19-21, 2025:

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

• May 9, 2025:

• 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:

• 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 Carabinbers.
• 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 Carabinbers.
• 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:

• 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 Carabinbers.
• 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 Carabinbers.
• 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 Carabinbers.
• 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 Carabinbers.
• 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 Carabinbers.
• 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 Carabinbers.
• 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 2022 updates to their own page.
• Updated the Vertical Museum home page.
• Minor editorial updates.

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