DMM Freedom Leash (with two Phantom Karabiners)

£33.75

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Enjoy the benefits and freedom of leashless winter climbing without the risk of losing your tools. This version has two Phantom karabiners - one Red for port (left) and one Green for starboard (right)!

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DMM Freedom Leash (with two Phantom Karabiners)

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Enjoy the benefits and freedom of leashless winter climbing without the risk of losing your tools. Perfect for long committing routes, all round winter climbing, or for those taking their first swings into the modern idiom.

This version has two Phantom karabiners - one Red for port (left) and one Green for starboard (right)! These would probably benefit from the addition of Petzl String (XS/Ange size) to hold them firmly and stop them rotating.

At the central clip in point there is no krab but the loop is longer so that it can be lark's footed (threaded through itself) or you can put your own krab through it.

The extra clip in points half way along the length are in case you fall and are left suspended. The theory is that you will not be able to reach you axe but you can clip a sling in half way and stand in it so you can pull up to get it - a bit of an oooerr... moment to say the least! The unscrupulous may also clip into them for a sly rest.

Rated at 2kN.

Very light at 109g with the two karabiners.

Buyer’s Guide

We have had reports of the wiregates on spring leashes becoming unclipped from iceaxes. This is easily resolved. Instead of clipping them directly to the axes, clip them to loops of 4mm or 5mm cord that are tied through suitable holes in the axes.

It is also easy to make yourself a bandolier to clip your spring leash into using a length (ca 2.25m) of narrow tape and a small screwgate krab. Tie an overhand knot in one end of the tape and clip it to your belay loop. Run the tape under your arm, up your back and over your shoulder, and tie an overhand loop in it at chest height. Continue the run down to waist level and make a third loop which is clipped into the same screwgate krab in your belay loop. The spring leash loop is now clipped into the chest loop.

The advantages of this system are that the elastic lanyards of the spring leash do not get tangled up with gear hanging on your harness and you are less likely to trip over them with your crampons. Another advantage is that the landyards are effectively lengthened, meaning that they can be clipped into a point on the shaft of the axe rather than into the ferule (as per the photo) - this is much better when mixed climbing as the ferule and lower shaft of the axe may need to be jammed into a crack, tricky if it has a karabiner flapping around on it.

Photo: Home made bandolier sysem.