The saddle was 3 years old. The climber had replaced the bridge about 3 months earlier. While on a limb walk, he almost had the bridge completely loaded when the metal failed. When installing the bridge, he didn't use a torque wrench, so that's an unaccounted for variable. The saddle has gone back to Petzl for analysis.Did this part break when unscrewing?
I bet that's just a marketing thing. Likely more bling and a more complicated look for the tech lovers. To " justify" a nicer price tag too. To me, it looks similar to the goal of the rigging blocks from BMM for example.Does anyone know of any problems with the older rings that caused Petzl to change them, perhaps?
When those links came out on that saddle, for that bridge, I just felt it was a bad idea. That and Petzl was in the process of making some of their kit smaller and lighter.I found this on Facebook just a moment ago. Not sure if anyone here climbs on one but maybe there is a torque issue with that bolt. Stay safe.
They most likely are stainless so they won’t rust, but, they can still corrode.i thought those were stainless steel screws?
Very well could be the user. How’s the weather where you are? Mostly cold? We have very hot and humid summers. My saddle gets soaked in 20 minutes. I inspect for corrosion frequently due to all the salty sweat it comes into contact with.My Petzl Sequoia SRT 2 saddle is almost four years old. I don't observe any corrosion. Probably, this case with a broken bolt is the only one in the whole world, and most likely it happened because of the crooked hands of the user.