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Who it's for? - Climbers & Canyoneers
What it does? - A simple, high efficiency, lightweight-progress capture pulley that can also be used for ascending and can be locked in the open position
How it does it? - Small design, a 91% efficient pulley, a toothed cam for gripping the rope, and a feature to lock it open
A simple, high-efficiency, lightweight progress-capture pulley. The Petzl Micro Traxion is a compact and lightweight progress-capture pulley (85 g) designed for crevasse rescue, hauling, and self-rescue, and for use as an emergency ascender. The cam can be locked in the open position so the device can be used as a simple pulley. Sealed ball bearings provide excellent efficiency (91 %).
Weight: 3 ounces or 85 grams
Min. rope diameter: 7 mm
Max. rope diameter: 11 mm
Sheave type: Sealed ball bearings
Sheave diameter: 27 mm
Working load: 2 x 2.5 = 5 kN
Breaking strength: 2 x 7,5 = 15 kN
Working load as progress capture pulley: 2,5 kN
Breaking strength as progress capture pulley: 4 kN
Efficiency: 91 %