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What does it mean to cross load a carabiner?
What does it mean to cross load a carabiner?
I know it's bad, and not to do it, but I don't really know what exactly it is.
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Are carabiners useful tools to have in the wilderness? If so, what would they be used for?
Carabiners are obviously essential in certain circumstances, such as with any type of climbing / rappelling. But are they a good tool to have generally as well, and if so what might be some example ...
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Preventing cross-loading on belay carabiners
It happend to me a couple of times now that I've cross-loaded my carabiner when belaying; the frequent change from slack to tension and back, moving the carabiner up and down and all that, can easily ...
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Good qualities in carabiners
If I was looking to purchase some carabiners, what sort of things should I look out for to ensure they're good quality?
I'm not planning on using them for climbing, more in the way of general use so ...
