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Can A Hot Belay Device Melt Your Gear?

Black Diamond's Quality Assurance manager Kolin Powick has just run a series of tests to determine how hot a belay device can actually get and whether it's hot enough to melt slings. Worth reading.

Black Diamond’s quality assurance manager Kolin Powick has just run a series of tests to determine how hot a belay device can actually get and whether it’s hot enough to melt slings. Worth reading.

See the full test at Black Diamond’s site.

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