TOPCLIMBER® mast climber: main features
The TOPCLIMBER® is the only solo mast climbing equipment that allows the operator to work ABOVE the masthead without leaving the chair. | |
The operator can climb the mast safely and quick using the leg muscles without any assistance from others. | |
The TOPCLIMBER® mast climber also offers the ability to reach the stays by simply attaching the static line on the rail. | |
Easy to install and simply to use. See our user guide for detailed instructions. |
TOPCLIMBER® mast climber: safety first
- 100 % safety in use
- Maximum 150 kg
- Tested up to 600 kg it is 20 % stronger than any approved mountaineering device
- It’s impossible to release both of the one way jammers at the same time.
- The seat clip and the spacer strap prevent of swaying away from the mast even when the boat heels over.
‘It was so good I didn’t know I had it on!
REVIEW PRACTICAL BOAT OWNER 2017
“The TopClimber is a ready-made version of a double-ascender system. You sit in its bosun’s chair, and straighten your legs. This releases the strain on the top rope clutch, which can be slid upwards. You sit down and do the same for the lower clutch, before repeating the process and ascending the line. It took some practice before the process felt natural, but once mastered it was a quick, secure method of climbing the rig. The instructions provided were on the brief side, however, and we found it was well worth spending 5 or 10 minutes getting familiar with the equipment before trying it out for real. Coming down the process is reversed, and we found that the important thing was to take small steps. The chair felt comfortable and one tester even commented: ‘It was so good I didn’t know I had it on!’ The TopClimber also has the advantage that you can stand in the foot loops once at the masthead to gain access to navigation lights and aerials which live above the halyard exit.”