Pole Pro – Pole climbing device

Details: ‘Pole Pro’ is a lightweight attachment to climber’s shoes with a resilient member (that goes around a pole), rollers to provide smooth ascend and a shoe grip that holds the shoes firmly. ‘Pole Pro’ is ergonomically designed device and provides a temporary yet firm foothold for the climber during his ascend or descend. The Pole Pro is attached to a pole and then the climber has slip in his legs into the shoes on either side of the pole. As the climber lifts the leg, Pole Pro rules along the pole in upward direction. Climber needs to press his leg side ways to provide himself with a firm foot hold by locking the Pole Pro against the pole and then repeating the procedure for the other leg. Thereby, enabling the climber to ascend or descend.

Innovator: Mushtaq Ahmed Dar, Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir

State: Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir

Funding agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India

Implementing institute: National Innovation Foundation India (NIF), info.nif@nifindia.org