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Petzl Stop Descender

Accession Number

1450.2018.1

Object Name

Petzl Stop Descender

Created

08/08/2018

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

08/08/2018

Brief Description

Petzl Stop descender

Materials

metal

Dimensions

23(L) x 6(W) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

"STOP BREVETE PETZL A2 80 FRANCE 95340A"

Colour

blue, silver, red

Maker

Petzl

Object Production Place

France

Provenance

The Petzl Stop was originally designed for cavers, the idea being that the handle/ trigger is depressed to commence the descent and works as a brake or a ‘dead man’s handle’ if you let it go. Unfortunately, the system is not perfect and a few accidents have occurred when the handle got caught, allowing a free fall, and it can ‘creep’ in the locked position necessitating an extra lock off by wrapping the rope around the whole device.
The Industrial Rope Access Industry (I.R.A.T.A.) use them a lot, though often prefer the Petzl I.D or a Gri- Gri.
Stops seem to have been around since the 1980’s and this particular one was once used by Mick Tighe for Mountain Rescue Training.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Mick Tighe

Acquisition Date

08/08/2018

Condition Check Date

08/08/2018

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

08/08/2018

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