Stubai Trango 3 Camming Device
The clean climbing movement of the 1970’s spurred many hammer-less climbing gear options. Some worked pretty well in Yosemite cracks, others not so much, potentially putting the climber at risk. The generic term for hammer-less gear is Nuts
Name/Title
Stubai Trango 3 Camming DeviceEntry/Object ID
2026.1.130Description
A camming device manufactured by StubaiUse
an active piece of rock climbing protection equipment used to catch falls by securing into cracksContext
This is the Trango camming device from Stubai, marketed from 1987 in 6 sizes from #1 to #6 (see the attached 1991 Stubai catalog). Regarding the markings: "Ges Gesch" is the abbreviation for "gesetzlich geschützt," which means "legally protected." "UIAA" indicates that this camming device has obtained UIAA certification in accordance with the UIAA standard. The three asterisks (*) indicate that its minimum guaranteed strength according to the K standard is 3 x 5 kN = 15 kN. This is consistent with the manufacturer's stated strength of 17.5 kN. The four lines on the slings indicate that its minimum guaranteed strength is 4 x 5 kN = 20 kN. The description in the catalog is :"Trango, Chocks- new applications, extremely high resistance to pull out – 17.5 kN, sandwich construction, rubber with metal, adapts easily to various opening shapes and widths, lenghts 42-55-72-94-117, 5-148 mm"Collection
Yosemite Climbing Museum Permanent CollectionCategory
Climbing Hardware, Nuts/Chocks