Abseiling Funds
The funds just added an 80m x 11mm Tension Static.
The Club owns the following equipment that is available for Club Events only:
3 x 50m of 9mm Tendon Speleo Static Rope (purchased Dec 2015) RETIRED
3 x 70m and 2 x 100m of Canyoning Rope ( purchased Jan 2018 and 2019)
2 x 50m of Static Dry Rope ( purchased Jul 2017 )
Various Slings and Tapes
5 x Complete sets of Helmets, Basic Harness with Figure 8 Belays, four Screw Lock Carabiners and Prusiks.
5 x Kong Hydrobot Canyoning Descenders
Members have various pieces of equipment which they are willing to loan at their discretion on club events.
The abseiling group has implemented a compulsory equipment maintenance donation scheme, to pay for rope and equipment replacement. The donation is $10 per person per event for rope use and an extra $5 for use of personal abseiling equipment.
The club now has a specific bank account for collecting Abseiling equipment maintenance donations:
BCU - NRBC Abseiling Donations
BSB 533000
Account Number 02068382
Reference Name and Event Date
To date, these funds have purchased the following abseiling equipment:
5 x Kong Hydrobot Canyoning Descenders
20 Screw Locking Carabiners.
10 Camp Steel Oval Screwgate Carabiners.
5 helmets and some cordage.
2 x 70m of 10.5mm EDELRID Safety II Static Rope
3 x 70m of 10.2 Tendon Salamander Canyoning Rope
3 x 100m of 10.2 Tendon Salamander Canyoning Rope
2 x IP67 UHF PTT Walkie Talkies
Various Bolts, Anchor Plates and Pitons