Climbing Technology CRIC Multifunctional Rope Clamp Multifunctional rope clamp with integrated pulley for rescue and rope access work. Robust, practical and intuitive, it has four different modes of operation: ascender, pulley, rope clamp/pulley or progress-capture hauling pulley. Main Features: Reduces the minimum time, material and space needed in rope manoeuvers with its versatility and compact size Ascender mode allows ascending the rope in accordance with EN 567/ En 12841-B standards Pully mode allows it to be used as a simple pully for lifting or transfering a load in accordance with the En 12278 standards Integrated ball-bearing sheave can be used as a simple redirect to make it easier to ascend a rope or to lift a person without the aid of additional connectors (rope clamp/pulley mode) Allows the direct lifting of a load, the creation of hauling systems and the rescue or self-rescue of a person (progress-capture hauling pulley mode) Progress-capture hauling pulley mode, it can lower the lifted load by acting on the dedicated cord connected to the cam within the device Pulley mode, the rope is free to run in both directions; instead, when the hauling-pulley mode is used, the rope can only run in one direction and it is locked in the opposite one Easy opening, via an intuitive release button, makes the installation of the device on the rope swift Equipped with a steel cam featuring teeth that minimize rope wear but are effective in blocking the rope Caution! This equipment is not a fall arrester (EN 353-2 / EN 12841-A) nor can it be used for self-belaying while climbing