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Black Diamond Oval Carabiner

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A favorite on gear racks for years, the Black Diamond Oval carabiner is a fine all-around choice.

Made from cold-forged 7/16" aluminum rod stock and individually inspected for quality and strength
Oval design offers a higher hauling capacity than D-shape 'biners
Symmetrical shape encourages runners to stay properly slotted in the curves of the 'biner

Please note: Black Diamond products can only be shipped to the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

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Black Diamond Oval Carabiner Customer Reviews

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Black Diamond Oval Carabiner

4.1

(based on 11 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Simple (9)
Quick to open (5)

Cons

Heavy (3)

Best Uses

Climbing (10)
Long climbs (6)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid climber (6), Casual/ recreational (4)

Reviewed by 11 customers

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Oct

2009

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great Carabiner

By Climbo!

from Southern California

About Me Avid Climber

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Pros

Anchor building
Light enough
Quick to open
Simple

Cons

Best Uses

Building anchors
Outdoor climbing

Comments about Black Diamond Oval Carabiner:

These are simple biners great for building anchors for top rope/ Lead/ or rapping.
I have also had other uses for them; racking, belay stations, etc....

They're NOT FOR CHALK BAGS or HANGING YOUR SHOES.
(read other reviewer)

They were designed without lockers for a reason. To dock them a star cus they dont lock is like docking a star on a d-shape biner for not being oval or a static rope for not stretching, etc, etc.

BTW, they are oval so as to ensure a load is properly set along the spine and they is no shift in weight which can happen when creating anchors with D-shape biners.

Sep

2007

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

ok, versatile

By Guycan

from Flagstaff, AZ

About Me Climbing is my passion

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Pros

Simple

Cons

Heavy

Best Uses

Comments about Black Diamond Oval Carabiner:

I've used and trusted these for years. However, the almost identical Omega oval is slightly stronger and currently only 5cents more so I'd choose it over the BD. Ovals have the additional useful feature in that you can put four of them together and make yourself a "biner-brake" in the occasion you loose your rap device up on the wall. My buddies tease me for using such archiac 'biners, chiding me to replace my ovals with stonger and lighter weight designs. Slowly I'm doing this but I'll continue to carry at least 4 on my rack.

Sep

2007

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Versatility

By prenex

from Minnesota

About Me Avid Climber

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Pros

All purpose

Cons

none

Best Uses

Indoor climbing
Long Climbs
Outdoor climbing

Comments about Black Diamond Oval Carabiner:

This is a good versatile carabiner. Affordable, strong, and synmetrical so you can double the up and reverse the gates.

Jun

2011

4.0

Bomber

By Kelso

from Missouri

About Me Avid Climber

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Pros

Quick to open
Simple
Versatile

Cons

Heavy

Best Uses

Carabiner Brake
Indoor climbing
Long Climbs
Lowering gear
Outdoor climbing
Racking

Comments about Black Diamond Oval Carabiner:

Bomber biner, a little on the heavy side but well worth the extra weight. Cheap enough to use as lowering gear, and a very versatile piece. I like using mine for little finicky stuff where I don't rely on a non-locker for life or death but would trust this biner to take falls. Gates are smooth as butter.

Apr

2011

4.0

Simple is best

By TxClimber

from Dallas, TX

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

inexpensive
Quick to open
Simple
Smooth

Cons

Best Uses

Long Climbs
Outdoor climbing

Comments about Black Diamond Oval Carabiner:

I bought a few of these guys for "clip and leave" purposes. They are strong and not to expensive. Plus I have seen some of the gear left by climbers and if I have any choice at all, I will not run my ropes through other peoples gear...too much at stake for me to trust someone elses gear that they left behind. These guys are smooth, round, and wide. Perfect, in my opinion, for a rope to run through. And if for some reason you can't make it up to collect them, they are not too expensive to leave behind. Simple and Great!

Aug

2010

5.0

Very Versatile 'Biner

By slackliner22

from Eugene, OR

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

inexpensive
Scratch resistant

Cons

Best Uses

Slacklining

Comments about Black Diamond Oval Carabiner:

Oval 'biners are really great for just about anything. I mainly use them for the tensioning system on my slackline but you can pretty much use them for anything. They also work really well for setting up pulley systems with Petzl's Ultralegere pulleys. Also, they are less expensive than Omega Pacific's oval 'biner but they're not as strong.

Mar

2010

5.0

Great gear

By jlopezperc

from Brownwood, TX

About Me Avid Climber

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Pros

Quick to open
Simple

Cons

Best Uses

Indoor climbing
Long Climbs
Outdoor climbing

Comments about Black Diamond Oval Carabiner:

What else can be said, it's an essential piece of gear and it works perfectly.

Oct

2007

4.0

Solid Biner

By einstein

from Colorado

About Me Casual/ Recreational, Getting Started

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Pros

Quick to open
Simple

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Black Diamond Oval Carabiner:

Great biner. A bit heavy, but good.

Sep

2007

(0 of 19 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

good for accesssories...

By OutdoorObcessed

from Illinois

About Me Avid Climber

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Pros

Simple

Cons

Not locking

Best Uses

Bouldering
Long Climbs

Comments about Black Diamond Oval Carabiner:

I have a few of these as a part of my climbing gear. They serve well to hold accessories (shoes, chalk bags, etc.), but since they are not locking, there abilities are limited. Better bet is to use screwgate carabiners, which are a bit more expensive, but much more versitle