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Pulse Arc 49

Pulse Arc 49

Pulse Arc 49

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Pulse Arc 49

Pulse Arc 49 Keep the swing. Take the sting out of the hand. / INTENDED USER High-volume waterfall climbers who experience hand shock and forearm fatigue / SPECIFIC PROBLEM BEING SOLVED Repeated strikes transmit cold, high-frequency...

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Pulse Arc 49

Keep the swing. Take the sting out of the hand.

/ INTENDED USER

High-volume waterfall climbers who experience hand shock and forearm fatigue

/ SPECIFIC PROBLEM BEING SOLVED

Repeated strikes transmit cold, high-frequency shock through rigid handles while thick damping can erase placement feedback.

/ CORE DESIGN IDEA

A continuous forged spine carries load while a replaceable elastomer-isolated grip cradle targets vibration only at the hand interface.

/ KEY FEATURES

Continuous metal spine; floating lower grip shell; three durometer inserts; upper match rest; modular pick; micro-hammer; drain channels.

/ SUGGESTED MATERIALS

Forged 7075 aluminum spine; heat-treated chromoly pick; TPU/elastomer isolators; glass-filled nylon grip shells; stainless hardware.

/ APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS OR FIT

49 cm; deeply offset geometry; grip circumferences 100/108/116 mm.

/ WEIGHT TARGET

Target 605 g.

/ COLOR PALETTE WITH VALUES

Fir Black #0C2623; Storm Teal #1E5861; Signal Sulfur #D7FF3F; Oxide Rose #B55245.

/ COLOR, MATERIAL AND FINISH RATIONALE

The dark spine reads compact and serious; teal reveals the floating cradle; sulfur marks insert access; oxide denotes the warmest insert.

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Weight target: Target 430 g.
Color palette: Storm Teal #1E5861; Deep Basalt #171A1F; Signal Sulfur #D7FF3F.
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Weight target: Target 380 g.
Color palette: Storm Teal #1E5861; Deep Basalt #171A1F; Signal Sulfur #D7FF3F.
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