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Best Non-Locking Carabiner for Clove Hitch removal?

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Matthew Jaggers · · Red River Gorge · Joined Sep 2017 · Points: 695

So far, the best carabiner nose for slipping off a locked down clove hitch, that ive found, is the Petzl Spirit, and the Edelrid Pure. The Pure is not quite as good, but pretty decent. Anyone like another biner for this in particular? I use and remove a lot of heavily weighted clove hitches, and a carabiner that works well with this would save me some time. Anything out there better than the Spirit for this?

Luke M · · Boulder, CO · Joined Dec 2018 · Points: 25

Dyno, why are your cloves so tight?

Demetri V · · Farmington, CT · Joined Jul 2019 · Points: 132

If you plan to weight a clove heavily, put a biner in it. That way you can grab onto it as pull to easily loosen.

Luke M · · Boulder, CO · Joined Dec 2018 · Points: 25
Luke M wrote:

Dyno, why are your cloves so tight?

Sorry, I meant Dyon, the new carabiner from CAMP, it has a super skinny nose

Stiles · · the Mountains · Joined May 2003 · Points: 845

l always had fine luck just working the clinched clove back and forth around the biner until it loosened to remove.  Have taken mighty plenty of good falls on cloves, on cheap OP lockers and this always worked fine.  

Stiles · · the Mountains · Joined May 2003 · Points: 845
A V wrote:

If you do this on a D shaped carabiner, it will cinch down to the point of where it is nearly impossible to uncinch - speaking from personal experience. 

Yeah, sho nuff, A V.  I've had to bang on the knot w the hammer if you fall on one of those.  The cheap ovals have better luck.  Seems most climbers dont climb on cheap biners anymore, or solo w a clovehitch.  Having an extra biner in your knot would just be in the way, yes?

Fail Falling · · @failfalling - Oakland, Ca · Joined Jan 2007 · Points: 916

Any nut tool with an integrated carabiner. 

Pat Light · · Charlottesville, VA · Joined Nov 2017 · Points: 0

The Sm'D line of "offset D" carabiners is nice for this. There's a nonlocking version called the "Sm'D Wall" petzl.com/US/en/Sport/Carab…

Relatively flat and smooth basket without a rope-running groove like you see on Spirit etc. --- there's just something magic about the shape and size. Can't explain it. Give 'er a shot.

Buck Rio · · MN · Joined Jul 2015 · Points: 16
Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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