The invention relates to a cable tensioner comprising a device for absorbing an impulse load (6), comprising a winding of deformable material (75) at least partially irreversible, whose turns are contiguous. The absorber device further comprises two plates (76a, 76b) attached to the respective ends of the winding (75), and a screw (77a, 77b) fixed on each plate. The invention also relates to an absorber device - tensioner for life line comprising such a tensioner.
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