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thumb — Heibeler prusik clamp (also know as death on a stick)
© Al Evans

Camera used: Canon PowerShot G9
Date taken: 1968

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Hmmm, the one which would pop off the rope with you attached to it ?

jalapeno - 20/May/11

Thats the one, first time I ever used them was a prusik out of Cilan Head when we failed on our first attempt on Giant. We were prusiking up Central Pillar in the dark and my waist one fell off, I was hanging by my foot loop, managed to swing onto a ledge and frightened Kieth Myhill to death as he came past. He had similar problems so we prusiked out on slings, never used one since.

Al Evans - 21/May/11

Hiebler , not Heibler or Heibeler.
See also:
http://storrick.cnc.net/VerticalDevicesPage/Ascender/T1LeverCamPages/T1LeverCam0085.html

markus691 - 14/Dec/12

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