Gibbs Rope Ascender

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Gibbs Rope Ascender
Advert from the February 1977 ‘OFF BELAY’ magazine
Gibbs Rope Ascender
Description
‘Gibbs’ rope ascender. Silver coloured movable lever with large hole and serrated bottom which is attached to gold coloured folded wedge shape by a red piece of webbing.Two pieces of wire screwed onto each side.
Inscription description
On outside ” GIBBS ” underlined twice.
Acquisition Method:
Number of Objects:
1
Related Items:
Provenance:
This is a Gibbs-springwire-rope ascender in one of its various forms, though we are not quite sure which model as continuous changes/refinements over the years are difficult to pin down. Gibbs Products Incorporated are an American company who started making ascenders for caving back in the 1960s and we suspect ours to be a fairly early one, maybe 1970s/80s. Though not a caver, founder member of the SMHC, Mick Tighe, used this one for mountain rescue training back in the 1980s/90s. If you are interested in these kind of things check out the website, www.storrick.cnc.net, where you will find hundreds of them.
Object Production
Production Place:
USA
Materials:
metal, nylon
Maker:
Gibbs
Colour:
gold, silver, red
Dimensions:
10(l) x 7(w) x 3.5(d)cm
Object Condition:
Condition Date Check:
28/04/2009
Administration
Accession Number:
500.2008.1
Creator:
Hermione Cooper
Accession Date:
26/11/2008
ID:
1
Category:

Rock Climbing
Snow & Ice Climbing
Location
Location:
Bohuntin
Current Location
Rules:
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007