Foot and knee ascenders make climbing your rope easier and more efficent. Let the big muscles in your legs do the work! A foot ascender makes climbing in any type of rope system more efficient. Set up a rope walker system with both foot and knee ascender and speed into the canopy.
The SAKA delivers on performance, convenience, and efficiency. Grab one and step up your climbing!
A floating knee ascender makes clmbing stationary rope dramatcially more eficient. Get the performance of the orginal SAKA plus the best of the mini for the most versatile and efficent ascender available. The SAKA features a non-load-bearing bungee for a quick return on the step. The load bearing tether can be customized to meet any stride or climbing conditions. Use the included step or clip directly to the ascender loop on your climbing boot.
Now the SAKA Self Advancing Knee Ascender is even more storable. Weighs just 8.5 ounces but provides the performance of the SAKA so many have come to love.
The HAAS Ascent System uses a bungee strap to tend an ascender knee height with an adjustable foot loop attached. Combined with a foot ascender on your dominant side, you can climb quickly and easily in single rope or doubled rope systems. Many climbers prefer this method of ascent to a traditional rope walker, as the HAAS makes climbing more intuitive and easier to coordinate.
The HAAS Velox has been updated into a one-size-fits all knee ascender with 30 inches of bungee elongation for a smooth return and rapid ascent. Adjustable foot strap, CT ascender, brass snap. Bungee is quickly replaceable without tools. HAAS Velox works with ropes up to 13mm (1/2") in diameter.
Petzl has stepped up with a new floating knee ascender! The Knee Ascent will work great in your rope walking system and comes in a version with foot loop or in a clipped version if you have boots with an ascender loop. The Knee Ascent has a built-in tether to go to your mechanical prusik to help tend it. The Croll L rope clamp is integrated for a quick and comfortable ascent. The system is entirely adjustable and adapts to all shapes and sizes.
Both the Knee Ascent Clip and Knee Ascent Loop come with a an XS Petzl Toolbag to store the system neatly out of the way once you're done with your ascent and ready to work.
Petzl has stepped up with a new floating knee ascender! The Knee Ascent will work great in your rope walking system and comes in a version with foot loop or in a clipped version if you have boots with an ascender loop. The Knee Ascent has a built-in tether to go to your mechanical prusik to help tend it. The Croll L rope clamp is integrated for a quick and comfortable ascent. The system is entirely adjustable and adapts to all shapes and sizes.
Both the Knee Ascent Clip and Knee Ascent Loop come with a an XS Petzl Toolbag to store the system neatly out of the way once you're done with your ascent and ready to work.
The Turboknee System is an incredibly efficient knee ascender designed for SRS climbing. It uses the Turbochest rope clamp whose two proprietary rollers make the upward glide during ascent much smoother. It's foot-loop is made from robust 4mm cord and is fully adjustable in length. It's high-quality bungee cord can be installed onto special routing points on the Tree Access SRT Chest and Tree Access ANSI XT harnesses. Works with any tree climbing harness.
Rope climbing is made easier by the CMI Foot Ascender. The addition of this boot-mounted device maintains tension on the rope, allowing for easier advancement of the main ascender, and promotes better use of body mechanics by keeping your body in an upright position. The body is crafted from anodized aluminum, and the hard coated cams carry CMI's exclusive wear-out guarantee, the same as our popular Ultrascenders ascenders. 1/2” capacity.
The Footie is an ambidextrous foot ascender from Climbing Innovations, the developers of the SAKA. This foot ascender distributes weight well and can be adjusted to fit all climbing boots.
Foot ascender with dual-cams for reduced drag and rope wear with increased grip strength on wet, muddy,a and frozen ropes. The lower drag from the decreased spring tension allows the Jet Step to self-tend with out the need to weight the climbing line or pull rope through at the start of the climb. A fairlead above the twin cams prevents kicking out while still keeping the ascender easy to install and remove. The Jet Step can be worn on the left or right.
Petzl's Pantin foot ascender has been updated in 2016 with improved performance and a separate catch which can be added to help keep the pantin on the rope during ascents. The Pantin is super-sleek and low-profile, and quick to get install and remove from the rope, and easily adjustable with friction buckles. Works with ropes from 8mm to 13mm. Weighs only 3 oz.
Replacement straps are also available to help keep your ascender in top shape.
Catch for PANTIN foot ascender, helps to keep the rope in the device during rope ascents. It is available for PANTIN in right- and left-foot versions.
An easy-to-install foot ascender with fully-adjustable webbing, reinforced on the bottom with tubular webbing. The Quick Step is balanced to avoid twisting, and can be removed from the line with a simple, backwards motion. Aluminum body, 1/2" capacity. This is a great mid-sized foot ascender, sizing in right between the Pantin and CMI foot ascenders. Choose between right foot (orange) and left foot (gray). Rope and boots sold separately. Weighs 6.5 oz.
Arborist foot ascender from ISC. The buckle on this ascender is easy to adjust, and quick to release. Aluminum body, webbing straps and step. ISC Stryder foot ascender demo video.
For ropes 8 - 13mm (up to 1/2”). WLL 140 kg / 310 lb.
The beloved Turbofoot ascender gets an upgrade with the Turbofoot Evo from CAMP. These foot ascenders are compact and lightweight as you would expect from top-quality climbing gear, but the real exciting development is in the rollers that sit opposite the tooth cam.
These rollers increase ascending efficiency and reduce wear on your climbing lines and the ascender.itself. Can now be used in two different modes with the flick of a switch: free the cam to allow for immediate insertion and removal or lock the cam to prevent the possibility of accidental releases
Available right or left. Fits 8mm-13mm rope (up to 1/2"). Weighs 4.8oz.
Rated: Excellent Review by: Dan Holliday
“I have been using the Camp turbofoot for a while now. A foot ascender has become a permanent fixture in my daily climbing system as it makes life so much easier with Doubled rope technique and is a must for SRT.
Pros:
The main body of this ascender is forged in one piece, giving it a really strong design. It is light weight, nice and compact.
The Turbo Foot tends really well and just glides up the line, the design shape along with the rollers seem to help it easily advance when low to the ground, even without weight on the rope (with most ropes).
Cons:
The adjustable strap that goes under the boot has a tendency to come loose as it seems to need the friction from your body weight as well as the buckle to keep it in place. This is an easy fix if you find this happens.
The buckles for the strap are good but aren't as good as on the older Pantin.
The spring for the cam should be stronger and you would rarely need to add a carabiner into the locking hole.
I am a climber that likes a locked foot ascender so it would be good if they offered it as an option to come with a locking cam.
Conclusion: I believe the benchmark for foot ascenders has for a long time been the Petzl Pantin, but now that Petzl for some reason changed their design, this Camp TurboFoot is by far the best on the market and with a few tweaks/mods is just as good if not better.”
Employee Review by: Niceguydave
“The Camp Turbofoot presents a new option for a foot ascender at WesSpur. Camp, a well known manufacturer of alpine climbing equipment in Italy, has made an excellent foot ascender- a device commonly used in treework as a key component in a ropewalker system.
I have been using the right foot version for several months now and absolutely love it. It's nice and compact, roughly the size of the original Pantin, but the thing that really shines are the rollers on the aft part of the frame. They do an excellent job of reducing drag on ascent; on many ropes they remove the need to weight the rope or have someone hold it until you get a few feet off the ground.
I personally have always had a hard time using a foot ascender that doesn't have a lock, but the Turbofoot stays on the rope very well in a ropewalker system. When used with a floating knee ascender it has a carabiner hole that allows a micro biner to lock the cam on the rope. The geometry of the straps allows the Turbofoot to sit perfectly on the inside of the users boot. The instep portion of the strap relies on friction from the sole of the boot to keep its adjustment. On some boots the tread interferes with this, but the issue is easily fixed by a bit of tape or a stitch. The webbing is a robust flat 3/4" width, with a very secure buckle. This is the slickest foot ascender I have ever used and I am currently replacing the other ascenders in my training kits with the Camp Turbofoot. ”
Rated: Excellent Review by: Rulgert
“WesSpur really pulled through for me, on the pre-order, with a last minute change from the Right to the Left foot model, in best suit to my new climbing rig design as it evolved...the shipping was prompt as could be upon their obtaining the goods.
Though just good would be an understatement, the CAMP Turbo Foot self tails right off the ground!!! Besides being lighter and smoother, imagine also erasing that initial lump of aggravation in the first few feet X every single time from the day you belt a CAMP to your ankle and call it your mainstay punt.”
Rated: Good Review by: Richie
“I have been using my Camp Turbo ascender for a couple of months now. It is very light and smooth. I climb mostly SRT with the Turbo on my right foot and a knee ascender on my left. The Turbofoot is very smooth on HTP, Platinum, and Velocity. Even though these lines are very lightweight, the ascender advances easily after a few feet.
The main drawback for me is there is no locking feature. The climb line can pop out easily unless you are careful with your foot placement. This is easily remedied with a small carabiner, but there should be a locking feature. Fumbling with an accessory 'biner down at your ankle is a pain, and I have had my groundies searching for my dropped XSRE in the sawdust when they could have been clearing or cutting brush. Overall the Turbofoot is a good quality ascender that will be used daily. I just wish they would have incorporated a locking function like the Petzl Basic has.”
