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Black Diamond Rocklock Screwgate Carabiner

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Black Diamond's largest locking Screwgate biner is designed with a non-snag keylock nose that won't snag on bolts or gear.

Excellent choice when using gloves, two ropes, or a variety of techniques in rappelling and belaying
Gate opening is maximized by incorporating a slightly curved spine
Belay loop is held securely in place when biner is opened by the square hinge end
Locking mechanism comes in assorted colors only; sorry, specific color requests cannot be accommodated

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Black Diamond Rocklock Screwgate Carabiner Customer Reviews

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Black Diamond Rocklock Screwgate Carabiner

4.4

(based on 18 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Quick to open (13)
Simple (11)
Big (4)
Keylock (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Climbing (28)
Long climbs (12)
Sprint climbs (4)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid climber (9), Casual/ recreational (9)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (3)

Reviewed by 18 customers

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Apr

2012

(4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Awesome and Affordable Belay Biner

By Ray the Climber

from NJ

About Me Avid Climber

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Pros

Quick to open
Simple

Cons

Color wears off
Scratches easily

Best Uses

Indoor climbing
Long Climbs
Outdoor climbing

Comments about Black Diamond Rocklock Screwgate Carabiner:

This is a great first locking carabiner to get for belaying purposes. I use mine with an ATC-XP belay device and the biner is great in every aspect. The screw-lock gate can easily be opened with one hand, and with some practice, can be tightly screwed shut with a single flick of the thumb.

I recommend this screw-lock version over the twist-lock, especially so with a first biner; I feel that learning climbing safety with an autolocking biner teaches bad habits because students should always learn to check that carabiners are locked (especially in critical "links in the chain" such as belaying and anchors) and not simply rely on "auto-locking systems".

In the future, I can definitely imagine myself using this as an anchor master point biner on multi-pitch climbs. The only competition for that purpose is the Petzl William, which is roughly the same size, but I feel this is less bulky, slightly (but noticeably) lighter, and also cheaper.

Overall a great biner. I've had mine for only a few months and with moderate use the paint is already coming off in the place where the rope runs over it. There are also several scratches where it has come into contact with my ATC. That being said, this is purely aesthetic and I am confident that the biner will last a long time even though it will lose some color.

Overall a great biner. Some other reviewers below commented about using this biner with a GriGri - I personally feel that this biner is too large to comfortably belay with a GriGri, and I would recommend the Petzl Attache or Am'd for use with a GriGri. I plan to purchase my GriGri around May 2012, so check "Petzl GriGri" and "Petzl Attache" product reviews around then for my follow up on this comment once I've used had some hands-on experience.

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Nov

2011

4.0

What can I say?

By DFullMonty

from Central Pa

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Quick to open
Scratch resistant
Simple

Cons

Best Uses

Indoor climbing
Long Climbs
Outdoor climbing
Sprint Climbs

Comments about Black Diamond Rocklock Screwgate Carabiner:

It's simple and it does its job. No issues at all. I use it indoors and outdoors.

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May

2011

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great for belaying!

By The_Schwill

from Chicago, IL

About Me Avid Climber

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Pros

Beefy
Quick to open

Cons

Heavy

Best Uses

Belaying
Indoor climbing
Long Climbs
Outdoor climbing

Comments about Black Diamond Rocklock Screwgate Carabiner:

I have both the BD Rocklock screwgate and one twistlock.

These biners are huge. They are heavier than the vapor lock and positron biners, because they are super beefy. My primary uses are setting anchors, belaying, and as part of my personal anchors system for sport climbs.

The twistlock is great for belaying, and is incredibly easy, almost to easy, to open with one hand. My only complaint with the twistlock would be that it doesn't require any motion other than twisting it to open. I don't see it opening accidentally while belaying, but it's a definite possibility. There's no safety feature to release the lock, such as a button on the gate, like on the Petzel William.

I haven't had any issues with the twistlock cross-loading, on an ATC or GriGri. I haven't used the screwgate biners for belaying yet, so I can't really comment on those.

I would definitely recommend these for belaying, but I think most people would find them too heavy, and unnecessarily large for any other purposes. I will probably go with Vaporlock or Positron biners in the future.

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Jan

2010

5.0

BIG Biner

By TheSicilian

from Auburn, AL

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Big
Quick to open
Simple

Cons

Best Uses

Indoor climbing
Long Climbs
Outdoor climbing

Comments about Black Diamond Rocklock Screwgate Carabiner:

This wound up not as my Belay Biner but as a really big carabiner for holding my slings.

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Jul

2009

5.0

Beefy

By PSUClimber

from State College, PA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Big
Keylock

Cons

Does cross load

Best Uses

Belay biner
Indoor climbing

Comments about Black Diamond Rocklock Screwgate Carabiner:

Like the other reviewers, I've also noticed that this biner can cross load sometimes if its loaded and unloaded a lot, because its not quite as D-shaped as some others. Used properly though its rock solid and rope runs over it super smoothly since its super thick, rounded, and has a huge gate. Its my favorite belay biner.

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Apr

2009

5.0

Great All-Around Biner

By Sigs

from Alexandria, VA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Quick to open

Cons

Best Uses

Outdoor climbing

Comments about Black Diamond Rocklock Screwgate Carabiner:

A cost-effective large biner for all-around use. When I setup outdoor toprope, I clip two of them around my masterpoint and run the dynamic rope through them. The HMS-style biner is also large enough to easily setup a Munter hitch.

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Jan

2009

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great price for a great belay locker

By aikibujin

from Traveling the world.

About Me Avid Climber

See all my reviews

Pros

Keylock
Quick to open

Cons

Best Uses

Indoor climbing
Long Climbs
Outdoor climbing

Comments about Black Diamond Rocklock Screwgate Carabiner:

This is great belay biner, it's big, has a large gate opening, round stock, keylock, and it's less expensive than some of the smaller HMS locking biners! It is my favorite belay locker.

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Nov

2008

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Good for the price

By ChiliBAS

from Dubuque, IA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

inexpensive
Lightweight
Quick to open
Simple

Cons

Get dirty easily

Best Uses

Indoor climbing
Outdoor climbing
Sprint Climbs

Comments about Black Diamond Rocklock Screwgate Carabiner:

For the price this is a great biner. The screw gate is quick and easy to open, but stays locked well. It is prone to dirt in the threds so I try to lock mine down and often as possible which helps. If you're not going to be climbing a ton, or you're on a tight budget I highly reccomend this clip.

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Aug

2008

5.0

GREAT FOR RAPPELLING

By THE WOLF

from RENO, NV

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy to use
Quick to open
Simple

Cons

Best Uses

Bouldering
Rappelling

Comments about Black Diamond Rocklock Screwgate Carabiner:

USED THIS CARIBINER FOR RAPPELLING, ITS THE PERFECT SIZE AND LIGHTWEIGHT.

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May

2008

5.0

Fantastic Low-Cost Locker!

By Tech Support

from San Jose, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Big
Big Opening
Keylock
Quick to open
Screwgate

Cons

Heavy but worth it
Looses color easily
Scratch easy

Best Uses

Indoor climbing
Long Climbs
Outdoor climbing

Comments about Black Diamond Rocklock Screwgate Carabiner:

Great biner. No question.

These huge, low-cost, beefy, colorful, easy to clip, locking, biners are simply fantastic. The keylock is superb! Never again will you be stuck fighting to get the webbing out of your biner or your biner out of a bolt. Simply put, I can't buy standard gate biners anymore. I love the colors and the gates are really easy to use regardless of ice, snow, or mud.
These carabiners are so good that I'm hard pressed to say anything bad about these biners. But... they do crossload easily (especially on a drop/diaper harness), they scratch really easily and lose their pretty color after little use (a good sign of wear though...), and they are a bit heavy (but then again they are HUGE).

These are great for belaying, rappelling, storing gear on your rack, setting up pulley systems/anchors/etc, and generally using them anywhere you need a big, safe, and secure biner.
You can't beat them for the price!