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Up and Under in Cardiff stocks a variety of canyoning, caving and climbing gear from Kong, a company with a rich history dating back to 1830 in the Italian Alps. Founded by Giuseppe Bonaiti, Kong has long been committed to ensuring maximum safety for climbers while spreading its philosophy and high-quality products worldwide.
Kong Climbing Ltd., established in 2001 by climber Paul Cornforth, specializes in designing and installing innovative climbing walls. Catering to indoor gyms, recreational centers and educational institutions, Kong Climbing delivers custom and modular solutions that prioritize safety, quality and aesthetics. Their dedicated team offers tailored projects and ongoing support, ensuring exceptional climbing experiences that inspire all skill levels.
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Ovalone DNA Alu Auto Block
The Kong Ovalone DNA Alu Auto Block Karabiner is a durable, lightweight connector made from high-quality aluminium alloy. Its unique helical, twisted design handles off-axis loads effectively, allowing smooth 90° rotation for attached devices like descenders, blockers, and fall arresters.
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Gi-Gi
The Kong Gi-Gi is a versatile belay plate and a true powerhouse in Kong's lineup! Made from hot-forged aluminium, this multipurpose tool works seamlessly with single, double and twin ropes. Its standout feature is the ability to provide self-locking belaying for one or two climbers, as well as smooth abseiling. The central rib acts as a fulcrum on the connector, allowing two climbers to be belayed simultaneously or separately, even if their ropes differ in diameter. In the event of a fall, only the rope under tension locks, while the other remains free to move. For emergency situations, the Gi-Gi can be paired with a self-locking device and foot pedal to assist with lifting.
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Target Canyon
The Kong Target Canyon harness expertly blends the comfort of a mountaineering harness with the durability and design needed for demanding canyoning and caving adventures. Its special front attachment point accommodates a quick link and allows you to connect a chest ascender in a lower position, making ascents more efficient by gaining an extra 10-15 cm with each push. Built for professional use, this harness is not only tough and abrasion-resistant but also equipped with features that optimise both comfort and performance. The quick link also doubles as an auxiliary attachment point, perfect for rescue manoeuvres. Ideal for those who need reliability and versatility in challenging environments.
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Chuy
The Kong Chuy is a versatile tubular belay device offering exceptional control, making it ideal for outdoor use and activity centres. Designed for climbers of all skill levels, it features unique "V"-shaped notches that enhance braking power for smoother, safer descents - whether you’re lowering a climber, abseiling or catching a fall. Compatible with single, half, and twin ropes, the Chuy is recommended for use with HMS screw sleeve connectors and meets EN 15151-2 standards for manual braking devices. Reliable and easy to use, the Kong Chuy is a trusted choice for controlled climbs and safe descents.
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Ovalone DNA
The Kong Ovalone DNA is a game-changing connector with a unique helical-shaped design, featuring a twisted carbon steel body and circular bar - perfect for handling offset loads with ease. It allows for 90° rotation of connected devices like descenders, rope clamps and fall arresters, ensuring optimal alignment for smoother and safer operation. Crafted with exceptional quality in Italy, the Ovalone DNA delivers unmatched performance and reliability for demanding tasks.
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I-Ovalone DNA
The Kong I-Ovalone DNA connector is a groundbreaking device featuring an NFC chip that puts your device’s history right at your fingertips! Say goodbye to costly readers; now you can access vital information using just a standard smartphone or PC. This innovative solution simplifies and accelerates your periodic inspections, eliminating the risk of errors that can occur during serial number transcription. Plus, it seamlessly integrates with any inspection software and boasts a patented design. Don’t need the chip? No problem! A standard version is also available.
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Panic XL
The Kong Panic XL is a clever karabiner designed with rigid webbing to assist in reaching distant bolts, making it ideal for onsighting, projecting, and exploring new routes. Its special connector features a smart system that keeps the gate open until it touches the bolt, then releases and closes automatically. This mechanism also ensures the gate won't accidentally open under load. Made entirely in Italy, it's a high-quality tool for climbers.
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Big 8
The Kong Big 8 is a 'figure of 8' canyoning descender made with aluminium alloy. It has wings for creating a locking knot and is perfect for belaying the first climber with double ropes, as its large central opening (7cm) allows you to overcome any knots on the ropes. The Big 8 weighs in at 172 grams and its large dimensions allow you to work with thick ropes, ranging from 9mm to 16mm in diameter. It also has a very high breaking load of 40kN.
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Canyon Gloves
The Kong Canyon Gloves are great for use in aquatic situations such as canyoning. Made with Neoprene and reinforced with DuPontTM Kevlar® fibres on the palms and fingers, the canyon glove offers both warmth in cold water conditions, as well as the durability required for canyoning activities. They feature a convenient Velcro closure on the wrist for easy size adjustment and come equipped with a hole to hang on a harness or rucksack.
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Indiana Canyon
The Kong Indiana Canyon is a canyoning harness that combines lightweight design with versatility, featuring three adjustable straps for the waist and legs, ensuring a fully adaptable universal fit. It's continuous ribbon construction allows for size adjustment, accommodating both adults and children aged 12 years and above. Enhanced with a spacious lateral gear loop, this harness offers practicality and comfort for your canyoning adventures.
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Tango
The Kong Tango is an aluminium carabiner with double gate safety system. To open the carabiner push the rear gate with your palm while pulling the front gate with your fingers. The rear gate is protected in order to prevent accidental opening against the wall. Specifically conceived for use in via-ferrata sets and adventure parks lanyards.
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Cam Clean
The4 Kong Cam Clean has been constructed with the latest range of Kong blockers. Providing an excellent ability to lock even on muddy and icy ropes. This is achieved by the holes on the cam. The opening lever is ergonomic and easy to use, protected from shocks and the risk of accidental opening. New materials and production methods provide a much higher surface hardness resulting in greater wear resistance and less fragility.
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Target Canyon
The Kong Target Canyon harness expertly blends the comfort of a mountaineering harness with the durability and design needed for demanding canyoning and caving adventures. Its special front attachment point accommodates a quick link and allows you to connect a chest ascender in a lower position, making ascents more efficient by gaining an extra 10-15 cm with each push. Built for professional use, this harness is not only tough and abrasion-resistant but also equipped with features that optimise both comfort and performance. The quick link also doubles as an auxiliary attachment point, perfect for rescue manoeuvres. Ideal for those who need reliability and versatility in challenging environments.
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Protective Seat
Kong Protective Seat for use with the Target Canyon harness.
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Prog
The Kong Prog is a stiffened tubular sling with an end connector that closes automatically. The PROG mechanism stays opened until pushed onto a bolt, at which point the gates close. The gates stay closed when loaded to avoid them accidentally coming undone. The mechanism when paired with the inner bar in the sling creates a useful system for progressing to the next bolt when it's just out of reach to work a route or get past a dangerous section of climb.
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X Large Carbon Steel
The Kong X Large Carbon Steel is a carbon steel carabiner with Twist Lock sleeve. The X-Large is designed to offer a wide gate opening and a high tensile strength. The particular D shape prevents the rotation of the carabiner and allows to distribute the load along the major axis.
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Futura Body
The Kong Futura Body is designed to be used with a full body or chest harness in order to stay secured to the rope whilst ascending. Best used in conjunction with other ascenders for feet and hands. Small size and weight make it easy to carry with you caving, climbing or mountaineering.
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Speleagle Hammer
The Kong Speleagle is an innovative compact stainless steel hammer with lightweight head, specifically designed for mountaineering, caving and rescue. Equipped with two hexagonal keys to tighten the screws, one of 13mm in the handle and one of 17mm shaped in the hammer head.
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Oka Set
The Kong Oka is a new descender especially conceived for canyoning, designed not only for progression on rope but also for the use in emergency, recovery and rescue situations, very difficult to manage with other devices. The use is quick, safe and effective in every condition.