Black Diamond QuickWire Quickpack Quickdraws

apart from the price its a nice set that is light and reliable. i only wish the paint wouldn't rub off not that is the end of the world if it hasn't got that shiny gold glow. i still think there great

just klimbed some sketchy 11b or c yesterday.. i had these, and a set of heavy normal gates on my rack. without thinking about it, i noticed i was saving these draws for the crux neer the top of the route. once i got there, i was glad i had these. they are super light, sturdy, and quick. no hassle.. made pushing the crux a little more reassuring. only thing that could be better, is if Black diamond could make their prices a little more appealing. i would gladly throw out my standard draws and replace them with another two sets of these if they were just a bit more affordable. overall, a little pricy, although also not the most explensive, but i would say if you do spend the money on them, you wont be dissapointed.

Another happy customer. I've wanted wires for so long but it's hard to replace gear when the stuff you have isn't worn out. So after my lead rack was stolen replacing with new shiny stuff is just about the only silver lining I can find! If you don't know why wire gates are superior get your hands on one and a normal gated quickdraw. Hold the nylon part of the quickdraw and bang the back of your gate on your hand. With the non wired gate you can hear a clicking sound, that's the gate opening and snaping shut!! Imagine the draw slapping the rock as you take a whipper, that's not the best time for the gate to pop open. Wired draws have much less inertia in the gate so there's no clicking sound and so, no open gate as you fall. The added bonus is the gate's wire loop presents a flat surface so your rope is that tiny bit more stable as you clip. Sometimes that tiny bit of stability can feel a whole lot more useful, when things are getting sketchy and you're way up above your last piece. My lust for shiny things has been fully ignited again :)

These draws are easy to use and pretty light. The newer dogbones are thinner and lighter and definitely look better than last years.

Got these as my first set of beaners, and now looking at adding another set for longer clims. No probs, and find then wire draws easier to get the rope into.