An ideal belay sling.
Amazingly light and incredibly thin, the 12mm Dyneema is the benchmark in slings.
12mm x 240cm DYNEEMA SLING (open)
A superb light all-around sling.
The first of these more ‘difficult’ products to produce and a real breakthrough in sling technology, the 12mm dyneema was the first sling to be designed made to Wild Country’s own specifications.
Difficult to produce at the time, its release in 1999 was hailed as radical. As well as looking unfeasibly thin when first marketed, there were many sceptics who felt it wouldn’t appeal to a public that was still mainly hooked on 19mm Nylon.
At only 22 grams a metre, its lightness and flexibility was astounding and meant that swapping from 19mm tubular nylon (about 42gms metre) saved nearly 50% of the weight per sling.
Due to this superb ratio of weight to performance, and the proven longevity of 12mm, it is now a benchmark in slings.
Wild Country’s relationship with sewn materials is a long and illustrious one, beginning with the first harnesses built at the factory way back in 1978.
The introduction of hi-tech programmable bartacking machine reduced the ‘human error’ and allowed more and more technically difficult materials to be sewn.
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Wild Country: At the Cutting Edge of Climbing
Wild Country have been at the cutting edge of climbing for 35 years.
Ever since the Friend was invented by U.S. climber Ray Jardine – who found a manufacturer in like-minded British-based enthusiast Mark Vallance – Wild Country have gone from strength to strength by creating the highest-quality rock climbing hardware on the planet.
Born in a tiny factory in the heart of the Peak district in 1977, Wild Country have been building their success on the back of the climbing world’s best Friend – shortly followed by their renowned Rock – ever since.
Their name is now synonymous with hard climbing, with higher safety margins and ease of placement top of their agenda.
Ray Jardine’s simple cam concept had been six years in the making before taking off on BBC’s Tomorrow’s World programme.
Just two years later they launched the Rock, the first ever curved nut which has become what is probably the best-selling piece of climbing equipment of all time.
The success of the Friend and the Rock has turned Wild Country into a legend, revolutionising the climbing world with a host of innovative ideas that have now become the industry standard.