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TORQUE

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TORQUE! is all about truly testing our wrists and hands. There are many different mountains, but how you attempt the mountain is the challenge. The view at the top is the same, but the feeling inside is different.

Rules for TORQUE! Braced Snap

1. The bar may be bent over the knee, leg, head, neck, stomach. The bar cannot be bent by the feet or on the floor.
2. Wraps for protection for the hands will be the World of Grip 10" x 4" suede wraps. You can have two wraps on each side if you wish.
3. No gloves are allowed. No wrapping or taping of any part of wrist, and hands is allowed.
4. Padding to bend the bar over can be of any suitable material like cloth, canvas, towel, nylon or leather. but cannot contain any rigid components. You can strap the towel to your leg with a knee wrap so that the towel stays in place.
5. Only chalk is allowed.
6. Bend the steel bar, back and forth till it snaps. Time limit = 20 minutes
7. Once 8mm thick stock starts in the levels all bends higher are to be with 8mm stock, till you reach the 10mm level where all bars have to be 10mm, and so forth.

All bending claims should be accompanied with a video (Youtube, sent to me, etc) unless it was done in a ratified contest, under these rules, or in front of me. This video should show the bar tag, and the length and width of the bar using a ruler, and a calliper (digital), prior to the start of the bend.

EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL STEEL BENDING!

LEVEL 17 - RHEASILVIA MONS on VESTA (23,000m)

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LEVEL 16 - OLYMPUS MONS on MARS (22,000m)

David Horne (GBR) - 12mm x 16" , snapped in 15min 33secs - 6/12/2016 Video
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LEVEL 15 - EQUATORIAL RIDGE on IAPETUS (20,000m)

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LEVEL 14 - BOOSAULE MONTES on LO (17,500m)

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LEVEL 13 - ASCRAEUS MONS on MARS (15,000m)

David Horne (GBR) - 12mm x 17.5" EN1 CRS [400.05k @6" to6.7deg], snapped in 13min - 18/3/2012
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LEVEL 12 - ELYSIUM MONS on MARS (13,900m)

David Horne (GBR) - 12mm x 18" EN1 CRS [400.05k @6" to6.7deg], snapped in 9min 31secs - 26/2/2012 Video
Rob Russell (GBR) - 12mm x 18" EN1 CRS [400.05k @6" to6.7deg], snapped in 11min 4secs - 8/7/12 Gathering
Don Cummings (USA) - 12mm x 18" EN1 CRS [400.05k @6" to6], snapped in 12min 49secs - 15 Nov 2017 Video

 

TERRESTRIAL STEEL BENDING!

LEVEL 11 - EVEREST, NEPAL/TIBET (8,848m)

David Horne (GBR) - 10mm x 10" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 7min 44secs - 8 Feb 2012 Video
Don Cummings (USA) - 10mm x 10" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 9min 28secs - 11 Sept 2017 Video
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LEVEL 10 - ANNAPURNA, NEPAL (8,091m)

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LEVEL 9 - ACONCAGUA, ARGENTINA (6,962m)

Don Cummings (USA) - 10mm x 12" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 5min 51secs - 21 Aug 2017 Video
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LEVEL 8 - McKINLEY, USA (6,194m)

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LEVEL 7 - KILIMANJARO, TANZANIA (5,895m)

Dave Johnson (GBR) - 10mm x 14" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 4min 5secs - 12 May 2012 BGC
Mark Martin-Dye (GBR) - 10mm x 14" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 4min 29secs - 8 July 2012 Gathering
Don Cummings (USA) - 10mm x 14" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 4min 30secs - 26 June 2017
Stew Killick (GBR) - 10mm x 14" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 5min - 8 July 2012 Gathering
Paul Bloom (GBR) - 10mm x 14" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 9min 23secs - 19 Jan 2016
Richie Bevan (GBR) - 10mm x 14" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 17min 54secs - 12 May 2012 BGC

LEVEL 6 - ELBRUS, RUSSIA (5,642m)

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LEVEL 5 - MONT BLANC, ITALY/FRANCE (4,810m)

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LEVEL 4 - MATTERHORN, ITALY/SWITZ (4,478m)

Richie Bevan (GBR) - 10mm x 18" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 4min 35secs - 8 July 2012 Gathering
Mark Martin-Dye (GBR) - 10mm x 18" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 6min 32secs - 12 May 2012 BGC
Elizabeth Horne (GBR) - 10mm x 18" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 6min 55secs - 8 July 2012 Gathering
Stew Killick (GBR) - 10mm x 18" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 7min 28secs - 12 May 2012 BGC
Paul Bloom (GBR) - 10mm x 18" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 7min 31secs - 22 Apr 2015
Kris Wragg (GBR) - 10mm x 18" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 7min 53secs - 8 July 2012 Gathering
Richard Scott (GBR) - 10mm x 18" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 9min 26secs - 14 Apr 2012
Carl Rogers (Wal) - 10mm x 18" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 9min 52secs - 10 Aug 2014 WAG
Pete Kerr (GBR) - 10mm x 18" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 10min 6secs - 8 July 2012 Gathering
Shay Gosling (Wal) - 10mm x 18" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 13min 41secs - 10 Aug 2014 WAG
Chris Lowe (GBR) - 10mm x 18" EN1 CRS bar [249.4k @ 6"], snapped in 19min 41secs - 8 July 2012 Gathering

LEVEL 3 - EIGER, SWITZERLAND (3,970m)

Markus Moisio (FIN) - 8mm x 10" EN1 CRS bar [128.75k @ 6"], snapped in 7min 23secs - 8 July 2012 Gathering
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LEVEL 2 - BEN NEVIS, SCOTLAND (1,344m)

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LEVEL 1 - SNOWDON, WALES (1,085m)

Kris Wragg (GBR) - 8mm x 14" EN1 CRS bar [128.75k @ 6"], snapped in 3min 27secs - 22 June 2012 Video
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TORQUE! - Steel bars/bolts calibrating
(All steel calibrated at 6” length, and bent to 30 degrees)

Current stock for Braced Snap (10" to 18") – as of 15 Aug 2017
128.75k (283.8lb) = EN1 Cold Rolled Steel – 8mm x 6” – batch 1 on 22 Jan 2012. SOLD OUT
249.4k (549.8lb) = EN1 Cold Rolled Steel – 10mm x 6” – batch 1 on 22 Jan 2012. SOLD OUT
400.05k to only 6.7 degrees! (882lb) = EN1 Cold Rolled Steel – 12mm x 6” – batch 4 on 22 Feb 2012.
[Estimate 460-500k] SOLD OUT

LEVELS FOR TORQUE!
Extra-Terrestrial
Level 17 = EN1 12mm x 15.5" long - Rheasilvia Mons on Vesta
Level 16 = EN1 12mm x 16" long - Olympus Mons on Mars
Level 15 = EN1 12mm x 16.5" long - Equatorial Ridge on Iapetus
Level 14 = EN1 12mm x 17" long - Boosaule Montes on Lo
Level 13 = EN1 12mm x 17.5" long - Ascraeus Mons on Mars
Level 12 = EN1 12mm x 18" long – Elysium Mons on Mars

Terrestrial
Level 11 = EN1 10mm x 10" to 10.5" long - Everest
Level 10 = EN1 10mm x 11" to 11.5" long - Annapurna
Level 9 = EN1 10mm x 12" to 12.5" long - Aconcagua
Level 8 = EN1 10mm x 13" to 13.5" long - McKinley
Level 7 = EN1 10mm x 14" to 14.5" long - Kilimanjaro
Level 6 = EN1 10mm x 15" to 15.5" long - Elbrus
Level 5 = EN1 10mm x 16" to 16.5" long – Mont Blanc
Level 4 = EN1 10mm x 17 to 18" long - Matterhorn
Level 3 = EN1 8mm x 10" to 11.5" long - Eiger
Level 2 = EN1 8mm x 12" to 13.5" long – Ben Nevis
Level 1 = EN1 8mm x 14" to 18" long - Snowdon


Recognised lengths: 10" to 18", in half inch increments.


Cost
1 – 9 bars = £3.70 GBP each
10 – 19 bars = £3.10 GBP each
20+ bars = £2.50 GBP each

All prices exclude shipping.

HOW TO ORDER:
Choose your steel.
Send us an email stating the following:
Steel required. Include stock + length details (10" to 18", in half inch increments). Quantity required of each type of bar
Your shipping address and preferred email address for invoicing.
We will reply with a quote for the steel and shipping, then email an invoice when you confirm your order.

email
world_of_grip@ntlworld.com

 

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