
In addition to a battery of slow pull and drop tests, the Scarab® has undergone extensive heat and wear studies. When pulling a 12.7mm rescue rope on a tied off Scarab®, the rope breaks at about 27kN, which easily exceeds the 22kN strength rating that NFPA calls out for to rate class “G” for descent control devices. In real world tests with Nylon rescue ropes, the ropes fail at the nose of the Scarab® at about their knotted strength (just like most other descent control devices). The frame and crossbar’s strength is greater than 40kN. The Scarab has endured over five years of drop and slow pull testing as well as undergoing extensive heat and wear studies utilizing Conterra’s Capstan Test Bed. Weight: 385g (13.8 oz) meets NFPA 1983 (17 ED) “G” (general use) for 12.5mm rope -The Scarab® is light and strong. The Scarab® FR Ultra versatile general rescue tool. The Scarab® TI Ultra light alpine rescue tool: Machined from solid Titanium plate. Attach rope without unclipping from anchor.



This device will absolutely change the way you perform rope rescue (see videos linked below).
