The Manufacturer Couldn't Break This...
These 316L 10 mm forged stainless steel rings are something we ordered a while back. They are SUPER strong, so strong the manufacturer couldn't break them. Climbing Taiwan sent us these two unpolished samples to make sure they are super strong enough before they finish making 2000 more. Forged rings eliminate the variables that welds introduce making QA difficult. The first one broke at 98.5 kN. We tried breaking the second sample 3 different times and each time the ring beat our soft shackles. Super good enough to rappel on at a 50 to 1 safety ratio.
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