{"id":35493,"date":"2023-08-17T14:39:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T14:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thern.com\/ropes-rigging\/vertical-lead-block\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T16:46:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T16:46:52","slug":"vertical-lead-block","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thern.com\/en-GB\/ropes-rigging\/vertical-lead-block\/","title":{"rendered":"Vertical Lead Block"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1692043564683{padding-top: 0px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/thern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Thern_Thern-Advantage-Difference.jpg?id=22385) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1691686038929{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 70px !important;background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.35) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,0,0) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Redline Vertical Lead Block Series&#8221; 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