Black Diamond Super 8
The Super 8 is a tube-style device from Black Diamond; it weighs 87 g. Rated for single and half ropes from 8.1 to 11 mm, with one rope slot. It rappels on one or two strands. In stock at 19 shops from 12.90 EUR.
A figure-eight rappel device with the material outside the rope-bearing areas thinned away. It rappels in the classic figure-eight mode and can be used as a belay plate through the small hole, with double ropes of 8.1 mm up to a single rope of 11 mm (the instruction sheet: double ropes up to 9 mm each). 87 g, aluminium. Black Diamond lists search and rescue among its uses.
Super 8 rope compatibility
Compatible with 146 of the 161 single and half ropes we track.
- Mammut 10.0 Galaxy Classic (10 mm single)
- Tendon Smart 10.0 (10 mm single)
- Mammut 9.5 Gym Classic (9.5 mm single)
- Tendon Smart Lite 9.8 (9.8 mm single)
- Fixe Liana 9.6 (9.6 mm single)
What the Super 8 is for
Best for rappelling, rescue and mountaineering. Aimed at intermediate to advanced climbers.
Strengths & Trade-offs
Super 8 strengths
- Figure-eight rappelling
- Belay plate function through the small hole
- Ropes from double 8.1 mm to single 11 mm
- 87 g
Super 8 trade-offs
- No guide mode
- No assisted braking
- Not a tube device: the instruction sheet describes the belay-plate use as secondary to rappelling
Super 8 specifications
| Brand | Black Diamond |
| Model | Super 8 |
| Device type | Tube |
| Braking | Manual (brake hand) |
| Lowering | Rope friction only |
| Rope diameter | 8.1-11 mm |
| Rope types | Single and half |
| Rope slots | 1 |
| Weight | 87 g (3.1 oz) |
| Material | Aluminium |
| Released | 2018 |
| Guide mode | No |
| Anti-panic function | No |
| Lead / top-rope switch | No |
| Rappel | One or two strands |
What the Super 8 costs
Prices checked 15 Oct 2026 across 19 shops that currently stock it (12.90 to 24.99 EUR). Cheapest current offer: 12.90 EUR at campobase.net, 48% below the 25.00 EUR list price.
| Retailer | Price |
|---|---|
| campobase.net | 12.90 EUR |
| funktionelles.de | 15.10 EUR |
| climbingzone.es | 16.00 EUR |
| denk-outdoor.de | 16.00 EUR |
| snowleader.com | 16.90 EUR |
| walashop.com | 16.99 EUR |
| oliunid.it | 17.90 EUR |
| kletterbude.de | 17.95 EUR |
| deporvillage.com | 17.95 EUR |
| sportfits.de | 19.90 EUR |
| + 9 more shops | |
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