"Using these products is a breath of fresh air for our industry. We've used old fire hose & carpet for far too long. Finally, a highly effective, ultra-light, tool-less option that stays where I need it to stay. They just make my day better.”

“This is revolutionary,” says Connor Turley, owner and CEO of Altius, one of the world’s largest rope-access training companies, with locations in the U.S., Canada and South Africa. He has known, trained and worked with Dorenbos for about a decade. Today, Altius uses Ropes Edge products at its training centers. “The joke I often make about rope access is that the last original idea in our industry was 1984 when we decided to put a helmet on,” Turley says. “It’s one of those industries that doesn’t change much, one that’s not terribly innovative. “I mean, really it hasn’t changed since the Egyptians built the pyramids while dangling from ropes. But this – this is a whole new concept. It advances safety by leaps and bounds,” Turley adds. “This is a sea change.” Some traditional rope-protection products must be bolted into place then, later, unbolted after the task is done. That requires extra tools. Those traditional products also often break down into multiple parts, making them a drop hazard, says Turley, a member of the IRATA board of directors and that governing body’s international training chairman. “Because of my position in IRATA, I’m sad to say that I have to read reports on deaths in our industry,” Turley says. “Far, far too many of those deaths are caused by damage to ropes that pass across sharp points.” As use of the Vortex and the Edge grows across the industry, Turley expects ropes to become safer and lives to be saved. He and other industry officials, he says, are simply weary of their years spent reading those awful accident reports.”

“We have been using the Ropes Edge products since the Vortex first hit the market. This product solved the issue we were having with sending ropes through walkways, easy to install and fix into place. Then The Edge came out and adding this to the vortex changed the way we rig our ropes through walkways. Ropes Edge continues to innovate looking closely at the finer points of what we do on rope & in the filed.. As such, the latest addition in the Ropes Edge product line-up, The Edge 90° has solved the biggest issue we face here at 5th Point in Sydney Aus., and that’s keeping the barrier in place on a building’s parapet. The Edge90° incredibly sits tight with little effort and attention to get it to do so.. Great products, great service. Why are you still reading this? Add to cart is what you should be doing.”

“After having both the Vortex and the Edge introduced to my teams in 2019, I’m finding that due to the huge weight savings over their stainless counterparts my team is far more motivated to integrate them as a piece of kit that hangs off their harness all the time just like their backup devices enabling them to easily be used when required. After having tested them in both the +30 deg summer and -30deg Canadian winter both devices have performed flawlessly. These pieces of kit are a must have for any rope techs working in an industrial setting.”

“A true innovation for rope protection systems. It’s a must have addition to any edge protection program. Dirk and the RopesEdge team are setting a new standard for edge protection equipment. From design to development to sales and customer service, ropes edge has got you covered.“