Objects Database

Troll ALLp Descendeur

Accession Number

490.2008.1

Object Name

Troll ALLp Descendeur

Created

25/11/2008

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

25/11/2008

Brief Description

Metallic blue 'ALLp'descendeur.Two plates with three circular metal wheels in between.One bolt at the tip.Another bolt with a screw with a black plastic handle at the other end.

Materials

metal, plastic

Dimensions

13.5(l) x 6(w) x 2(d)cms

Number Of Objects

2

Inscription Description

On top " ALLP " with screw, circles and rope logo

Colour

metallic blue

Maker

Alp

Provenance

Using the first four letters of his surname,Dave Allport designed the ALLp(first L is a leg of A) in the early 1980's while working for Troll equipment. Whilst technically a descendeur, it was designed/used more on the technical rope rescue side of things and to this end Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team experimented with ALLps for stretcher lowering on Ben Nevis in the early 80's. Comments on the ALLps after the exercise ranged from 'scary' to 'lethal' and they were duly consigned to the cupboard from where they were retrieved some years later and placed in our collection.
In 2006 Dave Allport suggests to American collector Gary Storrick, who had acquired an ALLp similar to ours;
"with regard to using the one you have got I would just save it as a memento of the first ALLp's on the market"
Subsequent versions of the ALLp were much improved relegating these versions to collector's items as Dave suggests.
For anyone interested in these kind of items, Dr Gary Storrick has a fascinating (or geeky depending on your outlook) website which can be found at storrick.cnc.net

Acquisition Method

Donated by Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team

Acquisition Date

25/11/2008

Condition Check Date

28/04/2009

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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