TRUBLUE Catalogue - King Kong Climbing Walls

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King Kong Climbing Walls
Threlkeld Quarry
Threlkeld, Keswick
Cumbria
CA12 4TT
United Kingdom
t. +44 (0)17687 79959
e. info@climbingwall.co.uk
w. www.climbingwall.co.uk
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Contents.
What is an Auto Belay? ................................................................................. 3
TRUBLUE Auto Belays ................................................................................... 3
Benefits ......................................................................................................... 4
Safety Standards ........................................................................................... 5
Free trial period ............................................................................................ 6
Specification ................................................................................................. 7
Design & Innovation Awards ........................................................................ 7
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What is an Auto Belay?
An auto belay is an automatic belay device that eliminates the need for a human belayer. The auto belay
takes up the slack as a climber ascends and controls the descent when the climber reaches the top or in
the event of a fall.
Using a TRUBLUE auto belay in your climbing wall facility increases participation while driving down costs
and makes climbing even more fun. Auto belays benefit all levels of climbers, from the novice getting a feel
for the movement to the elite climber focusing on conditioning and training.
TRUBLUE Auto Belays.
The TRUBLUE uses a self-regulating magnetic braking system and is engineered to meet the strictest safety
standards of all auto belays. The only auto belay specifically designed for climbing, there are thousands of
TRUBLUEs in use globally.
Modular and compact, TRUBLUE auto belays are easy to install, move and maintain. Plus, TRUBLUE
accommodates the widest range of climber weights of all auto belay systems. This makes it ideal for
climbing walls used by both children and adults.
TRUBLUE’s self-regulating magnetic braking system is the result of over four years of research, development
and testing by an ISO 17025 certified testing facility. This braking system provides many unique benefits
to operators, including:
• Engineered and tested to meet international safety standards.
• Braking resistance adjusts automatically to suit the weight of the climber, providing a
smooth descent.
• There are no wearing or sacrificial wear parts in this magnetic non-contacting system.
• The braking system is engineered to eliminate the need for a clutch bearing, which is a
key potential point of failure in previous and current modular auto belay designs.
• The auto belays are simple to install and easy to relocate.
• Maintenance requirements and costs are minimal.
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Benefits.
TRUBLUE is the next generation of indoor and outdoor climbing wall auto belays. Designed specifically for
the climbing industry, the TRUBLUE unit uses technology superior to prior and current auto belay systems.
Advanced Technology
• Reliability with no sacrificial wear parts: Non-contacting magnetic technology with a reliable selfregulating backup system.
• Smooth descent: Self-regulating braking system with minimal variation in the descent rate of a child
and an adult.
Safety
• Extensive safety testing: For over four years, the TRUBLUE auto belay has undergone extensive safety
testing by an ISO 17025 accredited company specializing in product testing.
• No clutch bearing: The TRUBLUE has been engineered to eliminate the need for one-way clutch
bearings. This eliminates a key potential point of failure that is present in other auto belay designs, as
well as the need to maintain and replace these mechanisms.
• Gentle whirring noise: The TRUBLUE auto belay makes a gentle whirring noise as the climber descends,
alerting those below of a descending climber.
Flexibility
• Simple to install and easy to relocate: Compact modular unit designed to be hung from a top anchor.
• Maximum descent height of 65 feet (19.8m): TRUBLUE XL provides the longest range of all modular
systems.
• Accommodates a wide range of climber weights: The TRUBLUE allows for a weight range of 22-330
lbs (10-150 kg), making it the ideal auto belay system for facilities with a wide audience of children and
adults.
Minimal maintenance requirements and costs
• Webbing based system: Will not damage walls like cable-based systems can. Plus, webbing is preferred
by climbers over cable for its more natural feel.
• Reduced webbing wear: Unique field-replaceable webbing delivery nozzle significantly reduces
webbing wear.
• Minimal Maintenance: Webbing replacement for the TRUBLUE is significantly less expensive than cable
replacement for other types of auto belays.
• Low cost of ownership: No limit on the number of cycles before annual re-certification. Because they
are modular, TRUBLUE units can be sent to the TRUBLUE servicing centre should they need repair,
saving you money on costly site visits for stationary/fixed auto belays.
• Two year warranty.
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Safety Standards.
If a karabiner needs to meet safety standards, shouldn’t your auto belay?
The TRUBLUE auto belay is the only auto belay device that meets the same safety standards as other
climbing gear.
Did you know that auto belays are not governed by the same standards as other climbing industry
equipment? In fact, there is no climbing industry standard pertaining to auto belay devices.
Fall arrest devices in any other industries are required to meet specific safety standards. Why should
climbing industry fall arrest devices be any different? TRUBLUE believe that auto belays should meet the
same standards for safety as any other fall arrest devices.
TRUBLUE auto belays are designed for climbers and engineered for safety.
TRUBLUE auto belays are engineered to meet the following international safety standards:
• American National Standard ANSI/ASSE Z359.4-2007 “Safety Requirements for AssistedRescue and Self-Rescue Systems, Subsystems and Components.”
• Canadian Standard, CSA Z259.2.3-99 “Descent Control Devices.”
• Australian and New Zealand Standard, AS/NZS 1891.3 1997 “Industrial fall-arrest systems
and devices - part 3: Fall arrest devices.”
• European Union Directive BS EN 341 “Personal protection equipment against falls from
a height - Descender devices.”
Not only are TRUBLUE climbing auto belays engineered to meet the strictest safety standards of all auto
belays, they have also undergone extensive testing by an ISO 17025 certified lab specializing in product
safety testing. The TRUBLUE auto belay is the only climbing auto belay device that meets the same safety
standards as other climbing equipment.
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Free Trial Period.
We’re sure that installing a TRUBLUE auto belay device in your climbing facility will be welcomed by your
customers and will have a positive impact on user participation. To allow you to make an objective decision,
we now offer a unique scheme that allows you to install a brand new TRUBLUE device in your facility for a
trial period of one month on a sale or return basis.
If you feel the trial period has been successful and would like to continue to use an auto belay device at
your climbing facility, you can remain in possession of the supplied TRUBLUE device and we will invoice
you for the full cost of the unit.
If, after the trial period, you feel that installation of an auto belay device has not added value to your
climbing facility, the supplied TRUBLUE unit can simply be returned to us with no charges incurred.
Please contact us for further details and to check current availability.
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Specifications.
TRUBLUE Auto Belay
TRUBLUE Auto Belay XL
Model Number: TN150-12C
Model Number: TBXL150-20A
Max Mounted Height: 12.5 m (41 ft)
Max Mounted Height: 20 m (65.5 ft)
Working Capacity: 15 to 150 kg (33 to 330 lb)
Working Capacity: 15 to 150 kg (33 to 330 lb)
Warranty: 2 year
Warranty: 2 year
Device Weight: 19.3 kg (42.5 lb)
Device Weight: 20.8 kg (42.5 lb)
Design & Innovation Awards.
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