The pull cord lock cam can fail
of ConsumerAffairs
Mammut Sports Group of Williston, Vt., is recalling about 150 mountain climbing rescue devices in the U.S. and Canada.
The pull cord lock cam can fail, posing a risk of death and injury during a rescue.
No incidents or injuries have been reported
The recall involves Mammut’s RescYou crevasse rescue devices with batch numbers 12-12 and 03-13. The crevasse rescue devices are pulley systems used for ski mountaineering and mountain climbing to lift a skier or climber who has fallen into a crevasse. The rescue device consists of blue- and silver-finished mechanical ascenders, each using a cam that grabs a lifting rope, allowing the rope to slide only in one direction. The ascenders are connected by an orange rope threaded through pulleys. “MAMMUT RESCYOU” and the batch number are printed in white on the side of the blue ascender.
The devices, manufactured in Taiwan, were sold at specialty outdoor stores in the U.S. and Canada and online at www.mammut.com from June 2013, through January 2014, for about $125.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled RescYou devices and contact Mammut for a free replacement crevasse rescue device.
Consumers may contact Mammut at (800) 451-5127 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or by email at info@mammutusa.com.