Wild Country Ropeman 3 climbing rope ascender — injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskInjuriesDec 7, 2012

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

In certain circumstances, rather than locking on the rope as expected, the product may slip when initially loaded which could result in the user falling. This slippage is more likely to occur when the rope is under significant tension and the cam of the product has not been specifically set in position on the rope by the user. Once the cam has been properly located on the rope, and the product loaded without slippage, the device will perform as expected.

Measures taken

Recall of the product from end users — Other

Product description

Climbing rope ascender.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

Key facts

Brand	Wild Country
Product	Ropeman 3 · Climbing rope ascender
Model / type	14ROPE3B (Blue) / 14ROPE3R (Red) / 14ROPE3BSET (Blue Synergy Lite Set)/ 14ROPE3RSET (Red Synergy Lite Set)
Batch	14ROPE3B = 5033286040458. 14ROPE3R = 5033286040472. , 14ROPE3BSET = 5033286040465. 14ROPE3RSET = 5033286040489.Batch codes: LAL, LBL, MMA, MMB, MMC, MMD, MME, MMF, MMG, MMH, MMJ.
Category	Protective equipment
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Reported by	United Kingdom
Risk level	Serious risk
Published	Dec 7, 2012
Case number	A12/1826/12