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EXO CE SACOCHE             D305100A (040808)

The actions described below do not in 

any case replace the training provided by 

your training organization.

Horizontal movement

Check that the rope is correctly anchored.

Tension the system with your body 

weight.

Squeeze the descender’s cam with the 

left hand to allow the rope to slide. Hold 

the braking side of the rope with your 

right hand. 

Always keep your body weight on the 

rope. Do not allow any slack between the 

descender and the anchor.

Vertical descent

Check that the rope is correctly anchored.

Always keep your body weight on the rope.

WARNING DANGER, when transitioning from 

horizontal to vertical (clearing obstacles), the 

descender can be jammed on an edge (see 

drawing). The descent can be interrupted. You 

must have acquired good refl exes during your 

training.

Gradually pull on the handle with the left hand. 

Always hold the braking side of the rope with 

your right hand. The handle can assist in 

braking, but the rate of descent is controlled by 

varying the grip of the brake hand on the braking 

side of the rope.

You must always control your descent 

speed: 2 m/s maximum.

WARNING, if you release the handle, continue to 

keep a fi rm grip on the braking side of the rope.

WARNING

- Any jamming of the rope in the descender 

(knots, rope jammed behind the cam, tangled 

rope), will stop your evacuation.

- In a descent that is too fast, a sudden stop on 

a knot or the sewn termination can break the 

system or cause a serious injury.

Detaching from the system

When your descent is fi nished, verify that you 

have reached safety and detach the connector 

from your harness.

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Descent

Descent