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    Black Diamond Oval Wiregate Carabiner

    • $6.95
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    Item # 697449

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    This low-profile, lightweight 'biner is perfect for the aid climber looking for a strong, inexpensive high-tech oval.

    • Simple design is actually stronger than gated biners in cross-loading or edge-loading situations--steel wire bends and stretches instead of breaking
    • Slender wire gate occupies less working space, leaving more room for fingers and rope
    • Cold-forged aluminum alloy for exceptional strength-to-weight ratio

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

    Imported.

    Item 697449

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    Black Diamond Oval Wiregate Carabiner Specs
    Specification
    Description
    Best use
    Climbing
    45 grams
    Non-locking carabiner
    Wire
    23 kilonewtons
    7 kilonewtons
    7 kilonewtons
    25 millimeters
    Weight
    Carabiner type
    Gate type
    Strength major axis closed
    Strength major axis open
    Strength minor axis
    Gate open clearance

    Black Diamond Oval Wiregate Carabiner Customer Reviews

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    Black Diamond Oval Wiregate Carabiner
     
    5.0

    (based on 5 reviews)

    100%

    of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

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        • Climbing (4)
        • Long climbs (4)
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        May

        21

        2009

        (0 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        Great Racking Krab

        By Ty

        from Portland, OR

        About Me Avid Climber

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        Pros

        • Large internal area
        • Lighter than other ovals
        • Wide Gate Opening

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Long Climbs
          • Outdoor climbing
          • Racking Gear

          Comments about Black Diamond Oval Wiregate Carabiner:

          I love this carabiner. Anytime I need to get krabs to rack gear or hold stuff on my harness I grab one of these. Although I haven't used it for anchoring purposes, the large gate opening is great and the large internal area allows it to hold a lot of gear. I carry my shoes on my harness with this carabiner. I wish Black Diamond made a locking version of this.

          • Gift:
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          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

          (0 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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          May

          8

          2009

          (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

           
          5.0

          Love these biners

          By kellyhazzie

          from New England

          About Me Avid Climber

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          Pros

          • Quick to open
          • Scratch resistant
          • Simple

          Cons

            Best Uses

              Comments about Black Diamond Oval Wiregate Carabiner:

              These new-school oval biners are awesome. They have made huge improvements over the original design. Namely, they are slightly asymmetric, which causes the majority of the load to go across the spine. This is in part why these are stronger (23kN) than a true oval (~18kN).

              I like using these mainly for racking gear such as a set of nuts and a set of tricams. I also like using two of them sometimes for a main anchor point when top roping, with the gates reversed and opposed, of course.

              • Gift:
              • No

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

              (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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              Oct

              1

              2007

               
              5.0

              Great All Around Biner

              By John Duke

              from Silverthorne, CO

              About Me Certified Guide

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              Pros

              • Easy to clip
              • Light weight
              • Wire Gate

              Cons

              • A little Heavy

              Best Uses

              • Alpine climbing
              • Long Climbs
              • Outdoor climbing
              • Racking
              • Sport climbing
              • Trad Climbing
              • Trad Draws

              Comments about Black Diamond Oval Wiregate Carabiner:

              I rack my cams on these biners, they are great, I also have them on some of my slings. they are thin (so you can fit alot of them on a gear loop, have a good rope bearing surface, not too heavy, although it would be nice if they were lighter, easy to clip, and have an offset interior which helps keep the rope away from the gate.

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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              Sep

              12

              2007

               
              5.0

              Light, cheap and dependable

              By Rithy

              from Eugene, Oregon

              About Me Avid Climber

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              Pros

              • cheap
              • Lightweight
              • No Fuss
              • Quick to open
              • Simple

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Long Climbs
                • Racking
                • Trad Climbing

                Comments about Black Diamond Oval Wiregate Carabiner:

                These are the best multi-use carabiners. Whether you are using them as trad draws or racking cams and nuts. They are no fuss.

                Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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                Sep

                7

                2007

                (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                5.0

                Best all arounder

                By climb4life

                from san diego

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                Pros

                  Cons

                    Best Uses

                    • Long Climbs
                    • Outdoor climbing

                    Comments about Black Diamond Oval Wiregate Carabiner:

                    In my opnion, the best all around nonlocking 'biner out there. This thing does it all, its a workhorse on anything from yosemite big walls to icy alpine routes. The symmetrical design is ideal for using two 'biners reversed and opposed. And the wiregate is lighter, less prone to freezing in alpine environments and reduces the possibility of gate fluttering and accidental opening. And you cant beat the price!

                    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

                    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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