Trango – the designer and manufacturer of premier climbing gear and holds based in Colorado, USA – and the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) are proud to announce the beginning of a five-year partnership that will make Trango the sole provider of safety gear for all IFSC Lead competitions from 2024 to 2028.
Kicking off with the IFSC World Cup in Wujiang, China, from 12 to 14 April, the 2024 season will see the US-based company provide state-of-the-art safety gear for IFSC Climbing and Paraclimbing World Cups, World Championships, and Youth World Championships, at no cost for the Local Organizing Committees.
Trango’s industry-leading product will include the Reaction Competition Quickdraws, which feature the aluminum Reaction Bent Gate Carabiners, with a keylock nose to facilitate smooth, fumble-free clipping. The distinctive black and pink carabiners, with their innovative gate design, will be paired with Trango’s Straight Dogbones and Maillons.
The range of products supplied by Trango will extend to all the Safety Gear needed to run a Lead Competition, including belay devices, harnesses, and ropes.
“Trango has always been a major supporter of climbing and a player in the international scene,” says Trango President Chris Klinke. “We have supported competitions with gear, holds, athletes, and sponsorship throughout our history. To support the IFSC on a global scale with its safety gear needs is a tremendous opportunity to combine our passion for climbing with our goal of supporting the community.”
Marco Scolaris, IFSC President, says, “We are very happy to welcome Trango into the IFSC family. Obviously safety in our sport is an absolute priority, and in Trango we have found a reliable partner with great experience. One of our aims with technical sponsorship is to create a path of growth and study so that we can improve the sport, and Trango have bought into this concept ensuring a positive partnership.”
Along with Wujiang, the IFSC World Cup Series 2024 will include Lead competitions in Innsbruck, Austria; Chamonix, France; Briançon, France; Koper, Slovenia; and Seoul, South Korea.
Here’s a rundown on the Trango Reaction Competition Quickdraws:
Reaction Bent Gate Aluminum Carabiner
Black body, pink gate
Keylock nose, bent gate
Weight: 48 g
Dimensions: 100 x 58 mm
Gate opening: 26 mm
Basket: 37 mm
Strength (gate closed, major axis): 23 kN
Strength (gate open): 7 kN
Strength (minor axis): 8 kN
Straight Dogbone
Cyan webbing, pink stitching
15, 25, 50, 100 cm lengths
16 mm wide
Rubber quickdraw keeper
22 kN strength
Black 7.9 mm Maillon w/ snap
Dimensions: 75 x 38 mm
Weight: 80 g
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About Trango
Founded in Boulder, Colorado in 1991, Trango is an athlete-driven brand, dedicated to challenging the status quo of climbing and to advancing indoor gym technology. At Trango, we create innovative equipment that climbers trust. Our company is passionate about solution-oriented products that help climbers pursue the sport we love. You can count on Trango gear to deliver something extra, something special, that will contribute to your climbing adventure, indoors or out.
About the IFSC
The International Federation of Sport Climbing is the international governing body of Sport Climbing. It was founded on 27 January 2007 as a continuation of the International Council for Competition Climbing, which was founded 10 years earlier, in 1997. As a non-profit organization, the objectives of the IFSC are the direction, regulation, promotion and development of Sport Climbing competitions all around the world.
After a successful debut at Tokyo 2020, Sport Climbing is set to make its second consecutive Olympic appearance at Paris 2024, and has been officially included in the initial program of LA28. In 2018, two Sport Climbing medal events were presented at the Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018.
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