Quickdraws

Use of quickdraws

Carabiners must never be placed directly on a safety point. If you do that the carabiner may open beacause of pressure from the rock to the gate or because of a fall. To avoid something like that we put a sling between the carabiner which is on the safety point and the one that is on the rope. The set of the two carabiners and the sling is called quickdraw.

Making a quickdraw

If you climb a route with permanent safety points its better two have the gates of the carabiners facing to different directions. When you climb a route where you use nuts to secure your self do the opposite. It is better when the carabiner in which you put the rope has a curved gate. That way it is easier to put the rope in it. Is also useful to stable this carabiner on the sling with a small piece of rubber so it is always in the correct position to clip in the rope.
 

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