Overview

Discover the Petzl Zigzag Descender: Rising in Arboriculture. Designed for the arborist who demands efficiency and reliability, the Zigzag provides smooth, controlled descent with its intuitive design and mechanical innovation. Its versatility ensures compatibility with a variety of rope diameters, making it an indispensable tool for tree care professionals.

Precision and Control at Your Fingertips

Embark on a journey of seamless descent with the Zigzag Descender. Crafted for professionals, this device exemplifies mastery in design, offering both precision and ease. Experience unmatched control in your operations, thanks to its distinctive features:

• Fluid Movement and Control: The Zigzag Descender allows for smooth descent with minimal effort. Its design ensures that you can adjust your speed effortlessly, providing a safer and more controlled experience.

• Versatile Rope Compatibility: Designed to accommodate ropes of various diameters, the Zigzag ensures operational flexibility. This adaptability makes it suitable for a wide range of tree care activities.

• Mechanical Ingenuity: Featuring a mechanical Prusik that mimics the traditional knot, the Zigzag offers immediate response to any adjustments, enhancing safety and efficiency.

• Enhanced Durability: Constructed with high-quality materials, the Zigzag Descender is built to last. Its robustness guarantees reliability in the demanding conditions of professional arboriculture.

Exceptional Safety and Efficiency in Tree Care

The Petzl Zigzag Descender sets a new standard for safety and efficiency in tree care. Its innovative design provides:

• Consistent Performance: The descender delivers consistent performance across various conditions and rope types, ensuring reliability when it matters most.

• Ease of Use: With intuitive operation, the Zigzag allows for quick adjustments on the fly, making it user-friendly for professionals of all skill levels.

• Safety Enhancements: The device incorporates features that enhance safety, including a mechanism that facilitates immediate stopping and a design that reduces wear on the rope.

Specifications and Certifications

• Allows efficient movement in trees using the classic Prusik pulley system technique

• Friction chain provides precision and fluidity in movement

• Pulley mounted on sealed ball bearings for easy slack uptake

• Compatible with both doubled ropes and single rope for versatility

• Lower attachment hole fixed for optimal device alignment and grip

• Automatic device lock on the rope when the friction chain extends

• Smooth and precise rope feed with control over movement speed via the release lever

• Easy slack uptake due to the design of the pulley and separated, curved side plates

• Upper attachment hole for rope end or CHICANE auxiliary braking device, with a flexible positioning ring

• Auxiliary attachment hole for adding a ZILLON lanyard or connecting a second system

• Steel construction enhances durability

• Separated and curved side plates designed for better wear resistance

• Material(s): Aluminium, steel, nylon

• Weight: 365 g

• Rope compatibility: 11.5 to 13 mm diameter, EN 1891 type A low stretch kernmantle ropes

• Working load limit: 140 kg

• Certifications: CE, UKCA, Complies with ANSI Z133 standard

Tailored for Arboricultural Excellence

The Petzl Zigzag Descender transformed the way arborists navigate the canopy, providing a blend of efficiency, safety, and control unique to traditional methods. It's designed to cater specifically to the needs of professionals who demand precision in their work, offering a tool that enhances performance while upholding the highest safety standards.