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Black Diamond Oval Wiregate Carabiner

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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

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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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May

2009

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Love these biners

By kellyhazzie

from New England

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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.

Sep

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!

May

2009

(0 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great Racking Krab

By Ty

from Portland, OR

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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.

Oct

2007

5.0

Great All Around Biner

By John Duke

from Irving, TX

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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.

Sep

2007

5.0

Light, cheap and dependable

By Rithy

from Eugene, Oregon

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