Sawyer C. Alcazar-Hagen
Product Design - BFA
The PPR Cleat and GLM Adaptive Climbing Apparatuses, 2020, aluminum, nylon webbing, fasteners, torsion spring, photopolymer resin and glass infused nylon, dimensions variable
I was born in Loveland, Colorado and raised in Bend, Oregon. My greatest enjoyments are derived from collaboration and making people smile through the work I create. It has become my mission to create a better future. Working with a trans-humeral amputee, I developed a set of devices making rock climbing belay easier and safer for amputee climbers. The PPR allows for single-handed belay with constant contact with the dead rope, while never having to step on the rope. The GLM allows the belayer to keep his hand below the device giving him better speed control while lowering his partner.