May 7, 2024 · Joining her for carabiner testing is Andy Wellman, a lifelong climber with 24 years of experience under his belt on all disciplines of climbing, from alpine ascents in North and …

Jan 23, 2024 · The downside is that it doesn't prevent carabiner rotation when paired with tube-style belay devices, whose keeper loop is plenty big enough to slide over the horn. We also …

Jun 14, 2014 · CAMP touts the Orbit as the “World's lightest keylock carabiner!” Maybe they haven't seen the new spec sheets from Petzl, because at 39 grams the Spirits are most …

Oct 29, 2018 · When a carabiner catches a fall, the forces generated cause the gate to vibrate. The more mass in the gate, the more vibration, and the gate itself can flutter open and closed. …

Oct 29, 2018 · In our original carabiner review years ago, the Oz did not score well in this category. The combination of small size and exposed notch in the gate made unclipping this …

The Camp Dyon is an excellent and versatile wire gate carabiner offering a balance between ultralight tiny biners and the jumbo trad dad biners from the 90s. The Dyon is both lightweight …

May 7, 2024 · This metric was mostly evaluated while climbing. We noted if the carabiner snagged on us while unclipping, how easy it was to take the rope out when seconding a route, …

Aug 15, 2019 · The Magnetron gate greatly adds to the security of this locking carabiner, which is the main reason people would be inclined to buy it. When the spring-loaded gate snaps …

This carabiner does not have a keylocking nose design like many of the full-sized options, and gone are the added on hoods found on the old Oz carabiners that made it easier for the rope …

Apr 15, 2020 · The round stock of this carabiner helps reduce friction, while also improving durability and hopefully longevity, but has the notable downside of making it quite heavy. We …