Axiom

Description

Say hello to our newest High Tech Webbing - Axiom! This webbing is a 100% HMPE webbing that has a nice chunk to it, is incredibly strong, and very nice on the foot for monster lines.

With a spec sheet sporting 33 grams per meter, 40 kN of strength (even in the sewn loops), 20mm width, a 2.9mm thickness, a low stretch of 3.63% at 6 kN, and a low price point makes this webbing ideal for monster lines and freestyle backups!

Woven in China, finished in Colorado.

High Strength to Weight

Maximizing the material available

Axiom comes in at 33 grams per meter and a staggering 40 kN MBS. That gives a strength-to-weight ratio of 1.21! While this is not a ground-breaking level of strength-to-weight, the webbing still offers exceptional strength at a reasonable weight level, particularly at the price point that it is offered at. Now you can rig lightweight big lines without completely breaking the bank. This webbing also can play a part in a bigger composition using other materials, which we will cover in greater detail below

Axiom is made with generic HMPE yarn. This material offers great strength, abrasion resistance, and great UV stabilization.

Pure High Tech

Not a single low-tech fiber in this webbing

Similar to our Silk 99 webbing, Axiom has no low-tech fibers at all within the construction. The vast majority of the yarn within this webbing is natural HMPE yarn. The Green Marker yarn is also generic HMPE, making the entire webbing HMPE-based.

Not only does this pure High Tech approach bring amazing weight and strength, it also means Axiom floats! HMPE is less dense than water, thus it will float indefinitely! That makes Axiom superb for waterlines or biglines that are over water!

Bigline Composition

Connecting segments in a proper order

Axiom, being a full HMPE webbing, has trouble being paired with hardware. This includes webbing anchors (weblocks and line-locker rings) and webbing grips (LineGrip, Wafer, Wafer XL, etc...). For this reason, we have built Axiom with the intention that it would be used as a part of a bigline composition.

What that means is that Axiom should not be used for the entire length of a big line. At the ends of biglines, you see a lot of interaction with both humans and hardware. These areas of the line should be built with a sturdy, hardy, hardware-compatible webbing, such as most higher strength low tech webbings, or Spider Silk MK5. These areas of biglines should NOT be rigged with Axiom.

Axiom is meant for the body of a bigline project, or as the backup for the entire bigline. For example, let's say we are rigging a 1,000 meter long highline and we want to use Axiom for the mainline and backup line for most of the gap. Our recommended segment composition for this type of line would be as follows (static side on left, tensioning side on right):

100m Spider Silk MK5/Axiom Backup -> 900m Axiom/Axiom Backup (100m segments) -> 100m Spider Silk MK5/Axiom Backup

Now, for the bulk of the line, we have a very lightweight main/backup combo that is excellent for walking. The only interaction it will have is with feet and hands while walking and whatever connectors you decide to use for connecting segments together. The ends of the line, where you will be gripping, tensioning, and handling the webbing the most during rigging and derigging are built with a robust hardware-compatible webbing. Now you have no worries about slippage in devices while retaining the lightweight characteristics you are after for the best bigline experience.

So, when purchasing Axiom for your bigline projects, we recommend at least 2 segments of Spider Silk MK5 to use on each end. It's a good idea to have 2x segments that are 100m long so that you can tension from both ends without worry of getting onto the Axiom.

Safety Information

The ins-and-outs of a highly technical webbing

Axiom is not compatible with any weblock. It will slip in all weblocks in a single-wrap configuration. When double-wrapped in a weblock, it will bend your front pin starting at around 24 kN, depending on the size of your front pin.

Axiom is compatible with a MightyLock on a Van Beest 1/2" (2-tonne) shackle, on the pin side. No other shackle should be used with Axiom in a MightyLock as you may bend the pin if it is loaded.

Axiom is not compatible with any webbing grips. It will slip in micro grips starting at 0.2 kN. It will slip in full-size grips starting at 7 kN. If you absolutely must grip Axiom, it is recommended to use a Wafer XL, which slips at 12 kN. Do not exceed 3 kN on a gripped Axiom and do not rely on this grip to hold tension on the line. ALWAYS have a backup in place.

Axiom is not meant to be used as a longline webbing without another piece of webbing to be used as the tensioning segment. The only reliable way to anchor Axiom is to use the provided sewn loops or a MightyLock, as mentioned above.

When using soft connectors on the sewn loops of Axiom, a soft thimble (short piece of sturdy webbing roughly the same width as Axiom) must be used between the soft connector and the sewn loop. Without a soft thimble, soft connectors can reduce the strength of the sewn loop by as much as 50%!

When walking Axiom, it is recommended to use foot protection in order to maintain the best grip on the webbing. We recommend Skinners.

Dimensions

Cross-section

33.0 g/m

Width: 20.0 mm (0.79 in)
Thickness: 2.9 mm (0.11 in)
Weight: 33.0 g/m (2.22 lbs / 100 ft)

Strength

MBS: 40 kN (8,992 lbf)
WLL: 13 kN (2,990 lbf)
Sewn Loop: 40 kN (8,992 lbf)

Material

Material: 100% UHMWPE (HMPE)
Weave structure: Flat
Weave features: Single-Layer Weave
Weave zoning: Single zone weave

Walkability

Style: Optimized for walking big lines with relative ease
Optimum tension: 1.0 - 4.5 kN (225 - 1,000 lbf)
Preferred lengths: 200+ m (660+ feet)

Highline

Highline approved

Yes

Backup length

How long should the backup be with an Axiom mainline?

Mainline	Backup
50 m	53.5 m
60 m	64.2 m
100 m	107 m
120 m	128.4 m

For any other length, make the backup 7% longer than the main.

Compatible hardware

Webbing Anchors

Webbing Grips

Sewing

Keeping it High-Tech Only extends even to the sewn loop!

We exclusively sew our sewn loops on Axiom with Dyneema sewing thread. This gives us the ability to shrink the sewing patch to just 50mm long, making the sewn loops VERY compact. We also offer Naked sewn loops, which are sewn loops without a protective sleeve. Since Axiom lives in the middle sections of highlines, the sewn loops will likely always be used at a segment connection. These spots are prime suspects for unwanted oscillations due to the regular frequency of weight hotspots.

Please note: we are continuously working on our sewn loop designs, so the sewn loop you receive with your webbing may differ from older product photos. Whatever you receive is our current best/strongest design.

Sewn Loop

Pattern 502

Bartack ramp for 20 mm webbings

40.0 kN MBS

Pattern dimensions: 74.5 × 16 mm (L × W) (3.0 × 0.6 in)
Opening size: 130 mm (5.1 in)
Webbing fold: 210 mm (8.3 in)
Sleeve length: 200 mm (7.9 in)
Bobbin thread: Amann Xtreme Tech with Dyneema · 220-tex · Yellow
Needle thread: Amann Xtreme Tech with Dyneema · 220-tex · Red
Stitches: 184

Stretch

If you're going big, you don't want to have to tension big!

Axiom, being a pure high-tech webbing, stretches very little. However, since it is made from generic HMPE yarn, it will experience creep over its lifetime. Creep is the slow, time-dependent deformation of a material under constant stress. On lines rigged for long-term use (i.e. permarigs), your webbing will grow the more it is used. This is why we recommend backups on Axiom mainlines to be 7% longer than the main: on the initial rigs the backup will be too long, but with more usage the main will grow into that 7% longer backup.

Due to the very low stretch of Axiom, it is recommended to only use it for highlines longer than 200m. For anything shorter, we recommend adding a nylon segment of 15m or longer at either end of the line.