The Shadow is a lightweight sport carabiner that gives easy clipping and stripping of routes thanks to its solid gates and keylock nose.
A straight gate on the bolt end and bent gate on the rope end maximise ease of clipping, while the nylon sling gives you something to grab hold of when working routes. Ideal for onsight sport climbing.
- Sport karabiners are mounted on durable nylon to create robust and easily clipped quickdraws.
- Sport karabiners have extra material in areas of high wear to deal with the repeated falls and intensive use of sport climbing.
- The nylon sling used to connect the karabiners is highly durable and easy to grab when working routes.
- Solid gates are robust and give positive handling.
- Solid gates are also better able to deal with the wear and tear of modern sport climbing.
- The Bent Gate is shaped to guide the rope into the karabiner during clipping.
- Grooves in the gate improve handling, for greater control when making tricky clips.
- Keylock Nose slots into a groove in the gate, allowing it to achieve full strength without a gate notch. This creates a clean internal profile that won't catch on gear, bolts or slings, giving easier clipping and stripping of routes.
- I-Beam construction techniques allow karabiners to be lighter without compromising strength. This is achieved through hot forging, a process which allows metal to be made into complex shapes that improve functionality.
- Contact with wires and bolts can mark a karabiner with sharp edges that might be harmful to ropes. The karabiners on these quickdraws are differentiated by colour, allowing you to consistently use the same end for either protection or ropes.
Karabiner External dimensions: 10.2cm x 5.8cm. Gate opening Straight 20mm, Bent 25mm. Weight 43g.
Krab Strengths: Closed 24kN, Open 10kN, Cross-loaded 9kN. Rope Bearing Surface Width 9.6mm.