Rope clamping device and method for clamping a rope

Device designed to clamp a rope strand comprising:

• a body provided with an attachment device designed to enable attachment to a user and a first through hole designed for a rope strand to pass through;
• a channel having a first end attached to the body and designed to be passed through by the rope strand, the channel opening out facing the first through hole and being deformable between a first position and a second position, the first position having a smaller inner cross-section than an inner cross-section in the second position;
• wherein the channel has a plurality of links defining at least a part of the channel, the links being arranged consecutively behind one another between a first link and a last link, the links being fixed consecutively two by two by means of swivel shafts and fitted pivotally around swivel axes to modify the inner cross-section of the channel, each link comprising two primary contact surfaces designed to be in contact with the rope strand, the two primary contact surfaces being facing one another in a direction perpendicular to the swivel axis;
• characterised in that the two primary contact surfaces of each link are pivotally movable with respect to one another.