Awesome 'biner

By Angus Bohanon Ranked #33 - Carabiners, Quickdraws, and Belay Devices October 21, 2008

This thing rules. I had 2 anchor draws with these on them, but I switched them over to daisy chains. I wouldn't recommend them for long-term toproping, as they seem to be wearing through faster than my Rocklocks. It makes sense, there's less metal there, but it seems like a waste of a good biner to wear through it like that. My favorite aspect is that they're skinny enough to clip into the middle of a chain at an anchor, opening up a wealth of options for multi-pitching and cleaning. And they're really light. And the keylock nose on the gate means it doesn't get caught on gear loops, bolt hangers, etc. And they look cool. That pretty much covers it.

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