APPROVED ROPES
The following ropes are approved for use with the
Akimbo at the Working Load Limit (WLL) shown
below. Only approved ropes should be used with the
Akimbo. For CE compliance, only approved EN1891
Type A ropes are permitted. Edelrid Direction Up and
Teufelberger Tachyon were used for CE testing. Working
Load is equal to the total weight of the climber including
gear.
Total Working Load of the climber must not exceed the
Working Load Limit (WLL) for the rope listed below or
slippage may occur!
TABLE A
WLL: 100kg (220lb)
Do Not Exceed this weight on the
ropes listed below!
MANUFACTURER
MODEL
Courant
Squir
Marlow
Venom
Samson
Voyager Cool
Teufelberger
XStatic
Yale
Poison Ivy / Blue Moon
Check www.rockexotica.com/akimbo for updates to the
list of approved ropes.
TABLE B
WLL: 130kg (286lb)
DIA. (mm)
MANUFACTURER
11.5
All Gear
11.8
Cousin
11.8
Cousin
11.7
Edelrid
11.7
Notch
Sterling
Sterling
Sterling
Teufelberger
Teufelberger
Teufelberger
Yale
Suitability of approved ropes can be
affected by environmental factors,
condition of rope, and condition of Akimbo.
Follow steps on pages 8-11 to test rope
and verify friction settings before climbing.
Do Not Exceed this weight on the
ropes listed below!
MODEL
Cherry Bomb II
Atrax
Lignum
Direction Up
Banshee
Scion
WorkPro
HTP
Fly
Drenaline
Tachyon
Scandere
Akimbo User Instructions
DIA. (mm)
11.8
11.6
12.5
13
11.7
12.5
12.5
12.5
11.1
11.8
11.5
11.7
5