VOLTA® GUIDE 9 mm - Petzl USA

Ultra-lightweight multipurpose 9 mm rope with UIAA Guide Dry treatment, for ultimate climbing and mountaineering performance

Product Information and Specifications

Basic Techniques

23 Tech Tips

Length of my new rope and the middle of the rope

Impact force - standards

What is the impact force of a rope?

Forces at work in a real fall

Influence of the belay device

Fall comparison with rigid/human mass

How was the max. impact force of 12kN determined?

Why the 8 kN impact force for half ropes?

Why the 55 kg test mass for half ropes?

What would be the results of tests done with 80 kg on one strand of a half rope?

How should my rope be cleaned?