Petzl

BASIC Compact Ascender

Name: BASIC Compact Ascender
Brand: Petzl
SKU: B18BAA
Price: 89.99 USD
Availability: InStock

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Compact, versatile rope clamp

The BASIC is a compact ascender that fits well in the hand for rope ascents. The lower attachment hole is large enough to accept carabiners for the lanyard and the footloop.

Description

Compact ascender with excellent grip
Can be used for rope ascent on a fixed line or as progress capture in a hauling system
Toothed cam with self-cleaning slot optimizes performance under any conditions (frozen or muddy ropes...)
Stainless steel cam has better resistance to corrosion
Lower attachment hole large enough for two carabiners (lanyard and foot loop)
Upper connection hole for guiding the rope

Specifications

Material(s): aluminum frame, stainless steel cam, nylon safety catch
Weight: 85 g
Rope compatibility: 8 to 11 mm
Certification(s): CE EN 567, UKCA, UIAA

The North Face Sizing Charts

Womens Jackets and Tops:

	Chest	Waist	Hip	Sleeve Length
XS	31-32 in	24-25 in	33-35 in	31.5 in
SM	33-35 in	26-28 in	36-37 in	32.0 in
MD	36-38 in	29-31 in	38-40 in	32.5 in
LG	39-41 in	32-34 in	41-43 in	33.3 in
XL	42-44 in	35-38 in	44-47 in	34.0 in
2XL	45-48 in	39-42 in	48-51 in	34.8 in
1X	43-45 in	36-38 in	46-48 in	31.5 in
2X	47-49 in	40-42 in	50-52 in	32.25 in
3X	51-53 in	44-46 in	54-56 in	33 in

Womens Bottoms:

	Waist	Hips	Inseam (Short)	Inseam (Reg.)	Inseam (Long)
XS (0)	25-26 in	34-35 in	28.5 in	30.5 in	32.5 in
XS (2)	26-27 in	35-36 in	28.5 in	30.5 in	32.5 in
SM (4)	27-28 in	36-37 in	29.0 in	31.0 in	33.0 in
SM (6)	28-29 in	37-38 in	29.0 in	31.0 in	33.0 in
MD (8)	29-30 in	38-39 in	29.0 in	31.0 in	33.0 in
MD (10)	30-31 in	39-40 in	29.0 in	31.0 in	33.0 in
LG (12)	31-33 in	40-42 in	29.0 in	31.0 in	33.0 in
LG (14)	33-35 in	42-44 in	29.5 in	31.5 in	33.5 in
XL (16)	35-37 in	44-46 in	29.5 in	31.5 in	33.5 in
XL (18)	37-39 in	46-48 in	29.5 in	31.5 in	33.5 in
1X (14)	36-37 in	46-47 in	28 in	30 in	32 in
1X (16)	37-38 in	47-48 in	28 in	30 in	32 in
2X (18)	40-41 in	50-51 in	28 in	30 in	32 in
2X (20)	41-42 in	51-52 in	28 in	30 in	32 in
3X (22)	44-45 in	54-55 in	28 in	30 in	32 in
3X (24)	45-46 in	55-56 in	28 in	30 in	32 in

Womens Footwear

USA	UK	EU	CM
5	3	36	22
5.5	3.5	36.5	22.5
6	4	37	23
6.5	4.5	37.5	23.5
7	5	38	24
7.5	5.5	38.5	24.5
8	6	39	25
8.5	6.5	39.5	25.5
9	7	40	26
9.5	7.5	40.5	26.5
10	8	41	27
10.5	8.5	41.5	28
11	9	42	28.8

Mens Jackets and Tops:

	Chest	Hips	Sleeve Length
SM	36-38 in	35-37 in	33.5 in
MD	39-41 in	38-40 in	34.0 in
LG	42-44 in	41-43 in	34.8 in
XL	45-48 in	44-46 in	35.5 in
2XL	49-52 in	47-49 in	36.3 in
3XL	53-56 in	50-52 in	37.0 in

Mens Bottoms:

	Waist	Hip	Inseam (Short)	Inseam (Reg.)	Inseam (Long)
30(SM)	29-30 in	35-36 in	29.5 in	31.5 in	33.5 in
32(MD)	31-32 in	37-38 in	30.0 in	32.0 in	34.0 in
34(MD)	33-34 in	39-40 in	30.0 in	32.0 in	34.0 in
36(LG)	35-36 in	41-42 in	30.0 in	32.0 in	34.0 in
38(LG)	37-38 in	43-44 in	30.5 in	32.5 in	34.5 in
40(XL)	39-40 in	44-45 in	30.5 in	32.5 in	34.5 in
42(XL)	41-42 in	46-47 in	30.5 in	32.5 in	34.5 in
44(2X)	43-44 in	47-48 in	30.5 in	32.5 in	34.5 in

Mens Shoes:

USA	UK	EU	CM
7	6	39	25
7.5	6.5	40	25.5
8	7	40.5	26
8.5	7.5	41	26.5
9	8	42	27
9.5	8.5	42.5	27.5
10	9	43	28
10.5	9.5	44	28.5
11	10	44.5	29
11.5	10.5	45	29.5
12	11	45.5	30
12.5	11.5	46	30.5
13	12	47	31
13.5	12.5	47.5	31.5
14	13	48	32
14.5	13.5	49	32.5

Girls::

	Height	Weight	Chest	Waist
XXS (5)	42-44 in	40-43 lbs	23-24 in	22-23 in
XS (6)	45-47 in	44-50 lbs	24-25 in	22-23 in
SM (7-9)	48-53 in	51-65 lbs	25-27 in	23-24 in
MD (10-12)	54-59 in	66-87 lbs	27-29 in	24-26 in
LG (14-16)	60-63 in	86-105 lbs	30-32 in	27-29 in
XL (18-20)	64-65 in	106-115 lbs	33-35 in	30-32 in

Boys::

	Height	Weight	Chest	Waist
XXS (5)	42-44 in	40-43 lbs	23-24 in	22-23 in
XS (6)	45-47 in	44-50 lbs	24-25 in	22-23 in
SM (7-9)	48-53 in	51-65 lbs	25-27 in	23-24 in
MD (10-12)	54-59 in	66-87 lbs	27-29 in	24-26 in
LG (14-16)	60-64 in	88-115 lbs	30-32 in	27-29 in
XL (18-20)	65-69 in	116-140 lbs	33-35 in	29-31 in

Patagonia Size Charts

Mens Tops:

	Chest	Sleeves	Waist	Neck	Inseam
XX-Small	31-33	31	26	13½-14	30
X-Small	34-35	32	28	14-14½	31
Small	35-37	33	29-30	15-15½	31
Medium	38-40	34	31-33	15½-16	32
Large	42-44	35	34-36	16½-17	33
X-Large	46-48	36	38-40	17-17½	33
XX-Large	50-52	37	42-44	17½-18	33
XXX-Large	54-56	38	46-48	18½	33

Mens Bottoms:

	Waist	Inseam*
XX-Small	26	31
X-Small	28	31
Small	29	31
Medium	31	32
Medium	32	32
Medium	33	32
Large	34	33
Large	35	33
Large	36	33
X-Large	38	33
X-Large	40	33
XX-Large	42	33
XX-Large	44	33
XXX-Large	46	33
XXX-Large	48	33

Measurements refer to body size, not garment dimensions, and are in inches, unless otherwise noted.* Inseam will vary depending on style; when lengths are offered, "short" is 30, "regular" is 32 and "long" is 34, unless otherwise noted.

Womens Tops:

Measurements are in inches, unless otherwise noted.

	Numeric	Chest	Waist	Hip	Inseam
XX-Small	00	31	24½	33½	30
X-Small	0-2	32-33	25½-26½	34½-35½	31
Small	4-6	34-35	27½-28½	36½-37½	32
Medium	8-10	36-37	29½-30½	38½-39½	32
Large	12-14	38½-40	32½-33½	41-42½	32
X-Large	16-18	42-44	35½-37½	45½-46½	32
XX-Large	20-22	46-48	40½-41½	48½-50½	32

Womens Bottoms:

Measurements refer to body size, not garment dimensions, and are in inches, unless otherwise noted.
* Inseam will vary depending on style; when lengths are offered, "short" is 30, "regular" is 32 and "long" is 34, unless otherwise noted.

	Size	Jeans & Cords	Natural Waist	Inseam
XX-Small	00	24	24.5	30
X-Small	0	25	25.5	31
X-Small	2	26	26.5	31
Small	4	27	27.5	32
Small	6	28	28.5	32
Medium	8	29	29.5	32
Medium	10	30	30.5	32
Large	12	31	32	32
Large	14	32	33.5	32
X-Large	16	33	35.5	32
X-Large	18	34	37.5	32
XX-Large	20	—	39.5	32
XX-Large	22	—	41.5	32

Kids:

Measurements are in inches, unless otherwise noted.

Boys'	Sizes	Chest	Waist	Height	Weight (lbs.)
X-Small	5-6	23-24	22½-23	44-46½	42-49
Small	7-8	25½-26½	23½-24½	49½-52	52-68
Medium	10	27½	25½	55½	71-85
Large	12	28½	26½	58½	87-100
X-Large	14	30½	28	61½	102-112
XX-Large	16-18	32-33½	29½-31	64-66½	114-135

Girls'	Sizes	Chest	Waist	Height	Weight (lbs.)
X-Small	5-6	23-24	22½-23	44-46½	42-49
Small	7-8	26-27	23½-24½	50½-52½	52-68
Medium	10	28½	25	55	71-87
Large	12	30	26	58	87-100
X-Large	14	31½	28	61	102-112
XX-Large	16-18	33½-35½	30-32	62½	114-135