Ratings Overview - Ascender


Battle for the Best Big Wall Ascender
Total 3 products tested.
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Petzl Ascension Ascender

 Petzl Ascension Ascender
This Ascension Ascender from Petzl is lightweight, slides up the rope easily, and works on icy ropes. This is a redesign of the popular blue and yellow ascender Petzl has sold for years. Those ascenders were our favorites and the new versions are ver...
$70

Editors' Choice Award
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92
Watch video video review		 Sliding Up Rope - 10 of 10
10		 Passing Pieces - 9 of 10
9		 Design and Features - 8 of 10
8		 Comfort - 8 of 10
8		 Weight - 9 of 10
9
Black Diamond nforce Ascender

 Black Diamond nforce Ascender
The Black Diamond nForce is the coolest-looking ascender on the market. It is loaded with design features never before seen on an ascender, including a tricked-out rope cam that gives multiple finger options for taking the rope on and off the rope an...
$70 a pair
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Watch video video review		 Sliding Up Rope - 8 of 10
8		 Passing Pieces - 8 of 10
8		 Design and Features - 10 of 10
10		 Comfort - 10 of 10
10		 Weight - 7 of 10
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Petzl Tibloc

 Petzl Tibloc
The Petzl Tibloc is one of the lightest and most compact ascending devices out there. It does a great job grabbing icy ropes and is very compact and lightweight. It does not replace a tradition handled ascender. Instead, it's meant more for emergenci...
$30
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 Sliding Up Rope - 7 of 10
7		 Passing Pieces - 2 of 10
2		 Design and Features - 5 of 10
5		 Comfort - 5 of 10
5		 Weight - 10 of 10
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