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Edelrid - Ohm - Belay device
At a glance
Material information & features
- Recommended use:
- indoor climbing, sport climbing
- Suitable ropes:
- 8.9 mm - 11 mm, single ropes
- Weight:
- 478 g
- Note:
- Belay device required
- Legal notice:
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- Item No.:
- 318-0157
Product description
Advance resistance for climbing with a large weight difference
The Ohm from Edelrid is a device that allows you to belay much heavier people in lead climbing. The Ohm with an inserted rope is hooked into or instead of the first express sling, which allows it to serve as a ballast resistor. The Ohm neither increases friction during normal rope feed in lead climbing, nor does it negatively affect rope release. The braking effect of the device is only activated in the event of a fall, therefore helping the belayer to break the fall of a person who weighs up to twice as much them safely.
The Ohm increases the braking pressure and was primarily designed for use in the hall, as well as for sport climbing out on the crag. As a result, the device acts as a brake booster so that partners of very different weights can reach the limit of their fall without having to fear that the belaying person may not be able to hold them, or may even be pulled into the wall themselves!
Info: The Ohm includes an exe, whereas directly on the Ohm there is no snap carabiner, but a Maillon screw link.
Note: Recommended weight difference (climber & belayer): 10 - 40 kg. Minimum weight of belayer: 40 kg.
The advantages at a glance:
- Enables the lead belaying of significantly heavier people
- Braking pressure only sets in during a fall
- Normal climbing and belaying is not restricted
- Includes snapgate carabiner, exe and screw link
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Bergfreunde expert Hannes
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This is what other customers say:
You have to be really calm during the lead beacuse if you pull the rope fast to clip, the rope it will get stuck, similar to a bad belayer.
Its not the belayr fault, its how the system work. Well,if you are pulling the slow, maybe its the belayer fault.
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Quick to open Price / performance Finish Easy to use Nice to get stronger You have to climb slow Pull rope really slow -
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Heavy if pull rope fast gonna stuck -
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Indoor climbing Ice climbing Beginner Sport climbing Speleology All around Alpine climbing Big wall
I am able to belay a man who is 23 kg heavier than me.
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Helps to belay a heavier man -
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Heavy -
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Sport climbing Indoor climbing Beginner Lead climbing
Recommend to friends
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Sport climbing Indoor climbing
100% have found the reviews
by Johannes helpful
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Quick to open Easy to use Finish
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Finish Easy to use -
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Sport climbing Indoor climbing
80% have found the reviews
by Isabella helpful
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Finish Quick to open Versatile in its use Easy to use Lightweight Price / performance -
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Sport climbing Beginner
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Easy to use -
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Sport climbing Indoor climbing
57% have found the reviews
by Martin helpful
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Easy to use -
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Indoor climbing Sport climbing
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Easy to use -
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Heavy -
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Sport climbing Indoor climbing
100% have found the reviews
by Bill Benjamin helpful
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Price / performance Finish Easy to use -
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Heavy -
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Indoor climbing Alpine climbing Beginner Sport climbing
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