The Revo is a semi-automatic belay device manufactured under the brand Wild Country by manufacturer Oberalp, for sports climbing with single ropes. It appeared on the market in autumn 2018.
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The Revo combines the easy and dynamic handling of a tuber with the backup by a centrifugal brake. Paying out and taking in rope works fluently without resistance. Only when the rope rushes with a faster speed than 4 metre/second through the device, it arrests within a few centimetres.
According to European Norm EN15151-1, the Revo is a "Braking devices with manually assisted locking" (Type 8: "Belaying and abseiling with a panic locking element").[1]
It is suitable for belaying with a dynamic single rope (Ø 8,5–11 mm), for left-handed and right-handed persons equally. Abseiling is possible on a single strand with some restrictions.[2]
The device weighs 283 g (the Grigri 2, in comparison, 170 g).
References
edit- ^ DIN EN 15151-1:2012 Bergsteigerausrüstung – Bremsgeräte – Teil 1: Bremsgeräte mit manuell unterstützter Verriegelung, sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren (Mountaineering equipment – Braking devices – Part 1: Braking devices with manually assisted locking, safety requirements and test methods) (in German), Berlin: Beuth Verlag, 2012, (19 pages)
- ^ Wild Country: Revo (Manual), Buxton, Derbyshire, UK