May 7, 2024 · The Best Carabiner Trying to decide which climbing carabiners to add to your rack? Over the past 10 years, our climbing experts have purchased and tested over 45 different models, bringing you a comprehensive look at 10 of the best and most popular choices on the market today in this review. We use these tools to rack cams and nuts on our harnesses, on the ends …

Jan 23, 2024 · The Best Locking Carabiner Want to know what is the best locking carabiner? We've tested over 50 different lockers over the past 10 years, and this update includes 15 of the best and most popular available today. Locking carabiners come in numerous different sizes and include a variety of different locking mechanisms, such as screw gates, double action, and …

Oct 29, 2018 · Color coding different sizes, from the carabiner to the sling to the cam heads allows you choose the right piece each time and speeds up re-racking after a pitch.

Jun 14, 2014 · The CAMP Orbit bent gate carabiner is best suited for the rope end of a quickdraw. The keylock design is great for cleaning steep sport routes, as there is...

Aug 15, 2019 · Locking carabiners are an essential piece of climbing gear that continue to evolve as lighter designs and materials infiltrate the climbing protection...

Oct 29, 2018 · The Black Diamond Oz carabiner is a hot-forged wiregate with a 22 mm gate opening. It weighs 28 grams or 1 ounce, hence the name. It currently retails individually in black, silver and orange, and as a six-color rack pack (grey, purple, green, red, yellow and blue) to match BD's .4 to 3 Camalots.

The Camp Dyon is an ergonomic, lightweight, and easy to handle carabiner. We especially appreciated the narrow profile of the keylock nose for its quick and efficient clipping and unclipping. Most notably, unclipping and removing the biner from bolts, pins, or fixed wires was snag free which can go a long way towards making your mission run quickly and efficiently.

Oct 29, 2018 · CAMP updated the Nano in 2017 and made it even lighter! It now weighs 22 grams, hence the name change from Nano 23 to Nano 22. It's a cold-forged, wiregate carabiner and it's available in eight color choices for racking.

The Sm'D is a full-sized yet compact offset-D shaped locker that we tested with a twist-locking gate. It is a do-everything kind of carabiner that handles well, provides peace of mind due to excellent gate security, and even has a small hole, seen next to the gate spring, for attaching a keeper loop when pairing with other devices.

The Black Diamond Rocklock Screwgate is BD's largest locking carabiner, designed with belaying and rappelling in mind. It is durable, affordable, and with a retail price, presents fantastic value. For climbers looking for a locker to use on gym climbs, top-roping days, or rappelling, the Rocklock is a good choice that won't break the bank.