A secure hold in Swiss canyons

fischer FIS V Zero injection mortar secures abseiling hooks along canyoning routes

A secure hold in Swiss canyons
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Canyoning - descending gorges from the top down - is an extreme sport. Safety is the highest priority here. On a canyoning route in Ticino, Switzerland, old and rusty abseil hooks therefore had to be replaced with new ones and securely anchored in the rock walls. FIS V Zero injection mortar from fischer was the safe choice for this demanding fixing task.

Lucian Haid, known as "Lucki", completed a special attachment project in September last year. The future doctor and emergency paramedic has also been working independently as a canyoning guide for canyoning tours for eleven years and has been actively practising the sport himself for 16 years. Under his guidance, canyoning guests hike in suitable equipment through granite gorges, climb and jump down slopes, leap into turquoise-blue natural pools, abseil down rock faces as well as waterfalls, and slide into pools.

The abseiling stations each consist of two hooks connected by a chain. The secure anchoring of the hooks in the rock walls was extremely important.
It quickly became clear to everyone involved in the project that the fischer FIS V Zero injection mortar was the ideal solution for the fixing project. It offers the required performance characteristics and can be processed quickly and easily even under extreme conditions. Thanks to its special formulation, FIS V Zero does not require labelling, even under the strict conditions of the current EU Chemicals Regulation CLP.
The fischer group of companies not only supplied the appropriate fixing solution for this application, but also provided valuable support with advice, dimensioning and planning, as well as on-site installation.
Lucian Haid alias "Lucki", Canyoning Guide

Object profile

What was fixed with fischer products?
Abseil hook
Person responsible for the project:
Lucian Haid
Place:
Ticino, Switzerland
Object type:
Canyoning route
To anchor the hooks, Lucki first checked with a hammer whether the rock face was still intact. This can be determined by the sound of the hammer blow – the lighter it is, the "healthier" the rock is. He then drilled holes in the rock to install the abseiling station. Important here: thorough borehole cleaning so that the mortar adheres firmly to the borehole wall and the attachment reaches its full load-bearing capacity. Lucki then injected the FIS V Zero injection mortar into the borehole with the help of the associated fischer grouting device and screwed in the hooks, which hold securely for a long time thanks to the mortar.

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