How to Clean Carabiners
Stewart Green writes up a mini-guide on how to clean your carabiners (including what not to do).
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How Black Diamond Creates Carabiners
I always find articles and videos on how climbing gear is constructed quite fascinating. A couple months ago I posted a video on how DMM makes carabiners and now Backcountry.com has written an article on Black Diamond‘s process of making carabiners from start to finish.
Black Diamond Tests Catching Falls on Rope-Worn Biners
Kolin Powick of Black Diamond tests what happens when catching falls through rope-worn biners. Itâ??s not the ultimate strength of a rope-worn biner that makes me the most nervous; itâ??s the risk of cutting a rope. As the biners get grooved or â??trenchedâ? from rope wear, a sharp edge begins to form on the sidesâ??and […]
The Making of a Carabiner at DMM
UKclimbing.com linked to a fascinating video on how carabiners are made at DMM. DMM, named after Denny Moorhouse, has been busy making climbing hardware since 1981. DMM started life in a small barn in Bethesda, near the slate quarries of North Wales. Now their factory is in Llanberis and DMM employ 130 people, making them […]