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Black Diamond Issues Voluntary Recall On Carabiners and Runners

  Black Diamond issued a voluntary recall on specific carabiners, quickdraws, and nylon runners.  The recall says that some of their non-locking carabiners have gate rivets that may not be properly manufactured, which could result in the gate potentially becoming detached. In addition, some of the locking carabiners have locking sleeves that could have been manufactured improperly and thus may […]
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Keenan Grady |
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Safety Alert – BCA Float Trigger Voluntary Recall

October 14th, 2013 – We are conducting a trigger upgrade on all Float packs sold into the marketplace during the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 seasons. Please see the attached Safety Alert for details. This trigger update includes the Float 30, 18, 36, 22, 32 and Throttle. The Float 30 with T-handle is not included. Owners of Float 30 packs with cone-shaped handles should contact us for instructions atwarranty@backcountryaccess.com. The upgraded trigger assembly is standard on all 2013-2014 airbags and utilizes a hex crimp instead of an E-clip as a retention solution. […]
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This is SCARY: Avalanche Beacon RECALL = Pieps Vector

This is scary. As of September 27th, 2013 PIEPS is recalling all of their Vector avalanche beacons due to safety reasons. PIEPS isn’t giving us any specifics on the exact functionality defect but climbland.com is saying: “Longtime tests shows disfunctions with no recognizability.” – climbland.com It sounds like the PIEPS Vector models simply aren’t working properly which is a very scary thing to consider. If you’ve been using a PIEPS Vector in the backcountry you may not have been using a functional avalanche beacon. It’s tough to put into words how that would […]
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SnowBrains |
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