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Up and Under in Cardiff, UK, stocks a wide selection of climbing, caving and professional equipment from Lyon, a company renowned for its expertise in outdoor gear and training. Founded in 1967 by Ben Lyon, the company started with caving ladders and grew into a leading distributor and manufacturer of equipment for climbing, mountaineering and rescue. As the first UK distributor of Petzl, Lyon expanded its operations to include rope access and rescue training, while maintaining its roots in creating high-quality and innovative products.
Today, Lyon Equipment is an employee-owned company with over 90 skilled staff and an annual turnover exceeding £16 million. It distributes top-tier outdoor and safety equipment across the UK and Ireland and manufactures bespoke goods such as lanyards, slings and tackle bags. With a commitment to sustainability and safety, Lyon continues to lead in outdoor and professional equipment, offering unmatched expertise for those working or adventuring at height.
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Small Animal Rescue Bag MK2
The Lyon Small Animal Rescue Bag MK2 is a straightforward no-nonsense solution for containing smaller domestic and wild animals that need to be recovered using technical rescue systems. Manufactured from PVC textiles and high strength webbing, the bag is compact when stored, yet provides a generous 190L capacity with a working load limit of 50kg.
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Emergency Rope Cutter
You hope you will never need it, but if you do you will be glad that you have this one! Simply pull the cutter from its pouch, wrap it around the textile to be cut and pull it in a sawing action.
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Route Setter Bag
The Lyon Route Setting Bag MK2 is a practical gear bag crafted from durable, water-resistant fabric that can withstand abrasion. It boasts four external pockets suitable for storing small holds, tools, and bolts, providing a generous capacity of 37 litres.
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Canvas Edge Sheet
The Lyon Canvas Edge Sheet is a large fabric panel that provides limited protection for fixed ropes from abrasion. Commonly used in rope rescue operations it may be deployed as an open sheet laid and secured to an irregular surface.
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Canvas Connectable Edge Sheet
The Lyon Canvas Connectable Edge Sheet provides limited protection for fixed ropes from abrasion. It may also assist in containing loose, lightweight materials which may be dislodged during technical rope work in the natural environment.
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Y Spreader
The Lyon Y spreader allows a wire ladder to be attached to a single anchor point without damaging or interfering with the first rung. A Ladder Spreader is used to link the ends of a Compact Flexible Wire Sided Ladder to a suitable anchorage. Its Y shaped construction achieves the correct loading angle on the Compact ladder ends where the ladder is rigged from a single anchor point.
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Wire Eye Belay
Rigging a ladder and lifeline pitch? No need to throw a strop with a Lyon Wire Eye Belay around! These are really useful for rigging a ladder or lifeline when there are no bolts or they look a bit suspect, these come in four different sizes and with a protector. As they provide two anchor points for a ladder, there is no need to add a Y-spreader into the system. We've also found them really useful for rigging practise SRT setups outside!
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Swaged Eye Ladder
The Lyon Swaged Eye Ladders are a strong, lightweight caving ladder, available with either a 25cm or 30cm spacing between the rungs. They are available in various different lengths.
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Lyon Rope Lanyard
The Lyon Rope Lanyard is available in a choice of colours and with lengths up to a maximum of 1.75m metres, these robust lanyards will provide a tough alternative to more traditional webbing versions. They are sure to find uses in every industry from adventure parks to powered access, rope rescue to renewable energy.
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Ground Stake Linking Strap
The Lyon Ground Stake Linking Strap is designed specifically for the rapid creation of ground anchor systems when used in conjunction with the Ground Anchor Stakes.
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Anchora
The Lyon Anchora offers five attachment points which are designed to allow different connecting and loading configurations. The attachment points provide a smooth bearing surface minimising wear on any connectors. The design allows positioning of the connectors and rope away from the structure, thereby prolonging the life of rope, connectors and surface of the structure.
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Big Fat Bag
The Lyon Big Fat Bag is a heavy duty beast of a bag, Handmade using tough PVC material and reinforced around its base it is a taller version of the Fat Bag, able to carry 120 metres of rope securely within its 32 litre body.
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Kit Bag - Cordura
Durable 13 Litre Cordura Kit Bag with 2 adjustable belt straps, 2 plastic haul loops (these can also be used to connect tool lanyards to) and a drawcord closure. Ideal for use in rope access as a tool bag (big enough and deep enough for most tools).
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Ground Pin Kit
Designed as a temporary ground anchor for the restraint of personnel on cliff edges, or to provide a secondary means of support during stretcher carries on steep or slippery ground, the original Ground Pin Kit has become a 'standard' for rescue professionals operating in difficult, remote terrain.
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Croll Strap
The Croll Strap enables the Petzl Croll chest ascender to be used effectively in conjunction with a wide range of Petzl professional work at height harnesses. It allows the top of the Croll to be held in an upright position, close to the body, enabling the rope to run smoothly through the device thereby reducing 'lost' movement.
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Frixion SRB
The Lyon Frixion SRB is a heavy-duty shear reduction block which offers greater friction than a conventional pulley, reducing the risk of uncontrolled descents. It is ideal for use in high ropes courses, climbing walls and for top rope belaying.
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Rope Lanyard
Available in a choice of colours and with lengths up to a maximum of 1.75m metres, these robust lanyards will provide a tough alternative to more traditional webbing versions. They are sure to find uses in every industry from adventure parks to powered access, rope rescue to renewable energy.
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Steering Wheel Cap
The Lyon Steering Wheel Cap serves as a crucial safety accessory when utilizing a vehicle as an anchor point. Its vibrant orange color ensures high visibility, effectively alerting individuals to stop and indicating that the vehicle is in use as an anchor. For added convenience, there's a clear pouch at the front where keys can be securely stored. Plus, it's designed to fit snugly over all types of steering wheels.
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Synergy Reach Pole
The Synergy reach pole is primarily intended to aid the remote connection of the Synergy pick off rescue kit to a fallen worker. It is especially useful in situations where the casualty is suspended from a deployed fall arrest lanyard, providing the option for recovery without the rescuer having to descend to the casualty.