Climbing chocks

Requirements breached

The products may fail below their rated strength during use. This could result in a climber falling from a significant height. One incident of failure reported. The products do not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN12270.

Measures taken

1. Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 7 October 2013

Product

Description

Climbing chocks sold as individual items or in sets: Anodised Rocks - individual items, sizes 1-14, Anodised Rocks - set, sizes 1-8, Anodised Rocks - set, sizes 4-8, Anodised Rocks - set, sizes 9-14, Classic Rocks - set, sizes 1-10

Brand

Wild Country

Model / type

Wild Country Anodised Rocks sizes 1-14Wild Country Classic Rocks sizes 1-10

Batch

AG, AH, BII, JBE Affected products were sold from January 2010.