Since the beginning Alberto Montanelli its inventor, a climber with the safety mania, had got a clear target to reach: create a new belay device different from the usual “self-blocking devices”, that are considered uncomfortable and dangerous. Main points were: no levers and mechanisms; possibility of feeding rope in a good and quick way; immediate fall's arrest; making the user responsible to keep his hands on the rope and not on the device; having a safe device also in case of wrong use; etc... In short a lot of targets.

With this preliminary remarks and further to the study of good and bad qualities of the “self-blocking devices” present on the market, he started his exploration, modifying the figure's 8 descender and the classic bealy-device, creating the famous breaking “slots”, that have been copied during years. Then he realized the self-blocking belay device, but with no optimal results, so the project has been stopped.

But a climber's mind never stop to find solutions.....

His friendship with Carlo Paglioli, the owner of Aludesign, that, in the meanwhile, introduced on the market Climbing Technology brand, gave him the possibility to cooperate with CT' R&D team. Thanks to this cooperation he could revised his ideas and also produce targeted prototypes, that have been strongly tested on the field by him and some experienced climbers.

These prototypes have been strongly tested during a climbing tour in Kalymnos. During these tests, they noticed that the device gave a characteristic “CLICK”, that resounded into the vault, at every rope's blocking.
So they decided that “CLICK UP” was the best name for this device.

After several years of deep research, our CLICK UP got its final shape and it has been patented (see picture n°3). In 2009 it has been presented during the OUTDOOR SHOW in Friedrichshafen and from that moment on, this technological jewel is taking, more and more, its place in the ascenders' big market.