Black Diamond Speed Step Aider

An aid climbing foot stirrup for big wall climbers who need a lightweight, packable ascent tool for short sections of aid on mixed free-and-aid routes, the Black Diamond Speed Step Aider pairs high-tenacity polyester webbing with aluminum hardware at 119g for a 139.7cm stirrup rated to 4kN. The single-step design clips directly to a piton, bolt, or cam without the setup complexity of a multi-step etrier, making it the right tool for occasional aid moves on routes that are primarily free-climbed. Where a five- or six-step etrier is the right tool for full roof systems and A4 pitches, the Speed Step Aider covers the shorter aid sequences that appear on otherwise free routes without requiring a dedicated big-wall rack to carry.