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DMM

Prowire 5 Pack Multi Coloured Karabiner

£27.50

Overall Rating (4 out of 5)

Reviewed By Alex, 07 Apr 2012

versatile and useful

These are great for those who are visual when selecting gear,matching the crab to the same colour hex or cam makes learning the sizes a lot easier than if you had a plain old silver crab. They are made from a very hard wearing alloy and the colour finish stays on

These are great for those who are visual when selecting gear,matching the crab to the same colour hex or cam makes learning the sizes a lot easier tha...

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DMM

Prowire Quick Draw 12cm 5 Pack

£55.00

Overall Rating (4.3 out of 5)

Reviewed By Alex, 07 Apr 2012

Good value and light.

You can spend a lot more on quickdraws to save a ridiculously small weight. A great performing option at a good price.

Reviewed By , 10 May 2011

Excellent budget draws

I use these and their competitors, the Wild Country Wild Wires. Both are good draws but the Prowires have a significant edge in weight and I prefer the longer slings on them over those on the Wild Wires. The biners on the Prowires, though, feel smaller on the Prowires (even though they aren't) with the result that I prefer the feel of the Wild Wires when clipping. Much more of a personal preference though, and I'd take the weight loss any day.

However, given the choice I would purchase the Prowires. Much lighter, just as strong, and with some extra length (and much longer length options!) that really can help with rope drag on those longer trad routes. Unless you're exclusively climbing sport I'd definitely recommend getting a trad pack of these.

Pros: Light, cheap, long sling options.
Cons: None really. As with all wiregate draws the lock on the nose can sometimes catch when you're trying to unclip it from gear but this is a universal wiregate issue problem until you get to DMM Shields or Wild Country Heliums. Overall, they're a good buy.

Reviewed By , 23 Mar 2011

Classic DMM quality!

My first set of quickdraws! It has been serving very well. I have used these during sports and ice climbing! No problems so far!

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Wallnut Set 1-11 Anodised

£90.00

Overall Rating (4 out of 5)

Reviewed By Alex, 07 Apr 2012

well thought out design

well DMM have done it again and brought out another well thought out product, although the coloured faces soon become battered and faded. The indentations are fantastic for those tricky placements where a pebble or something is intent on ruining the placement, but to be honest thats a few and far between situation in my experience.

well DMM have done it again and brought out another well thought out product, although the coloured faces soon become battered and faded. The indentat...

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Clog

Super 10mm Screwgate Karabiner

£7.00

Overall Rating (5 out of 5)

Reviewed By Christopher, 20 May 2012

Light, Safe and Cheap

I have used this for a few months now and not had any problems with it.

It is light, safe and cheap.

I also sometimes use it to hang my climbing shoes off my bag due to it's light weight.

I have used this for a few months now and not had any problems with it.

It is light, safe and cheap.

I also sometimes use it to ...

Reviewed By James, 06 Apr 2012

Good value, lightweight karabiner

I bought two of these karabiners for climbing and have found them to be great quality for the price.

Reviewed By , 31 May 2011

Value for money screwgate

No frills value for money screwgate. If you need quality, cheap climbing kit to get you started you woun't go wrong with the clog super 10 range

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Petzl

Grigri 2 Belay

£65.00

Overall Rating (4 out of 5)

Reviewed By Alex, 07 Apr 2012

Excellent devices.

These are noticeably smaller and lighter than the older version and work very well. It's worth speaking to an instructor at the wall before belaying a leader as it takes a while to get anywhere near as quick at paying out slack as with a normal belay plate.

These are noticeably smaller and lighter than the older version and work very well. It's worth speaking to an instructor at the wall before belaying ...

Reviewed By Ryan, 16 Mar 2012

Lives up to most expectations

A lot of people will say that the original Grigri is still the way to go and to an extent I agree, however it's down to personal needs. My local climbing wall uses 11mm ropes on top rope which is the top end the Grigri 2 can take and I find that it struggles to cope with the thickness especially when the ropes are getting older. Personally I wouldn't use the Grigri 2 with any rope bigger than 10mm thick. When it comes to leading though when I am using either my 9.2mm or my 10mm rope the Grigri 2 works extremely well. Operating is just the same as the original but it seems to be slightly smoother and more sensitive, so as long as you are using thin ropes I would go with the Grigri 2 and save that little bit on space and weight.

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HMS Screwgate Karabiner

£10.00

Overall Rating (5 out of 5)

Reviewed By , 23 Jun 2011

amazing

i bought this carabiner as a quick buy as i needed a replacement for an other carabiner i had for belaying(which i lost on a crag), i wasnt expecting very much from it, but i honestly love it, its got a HUGE opening so you can easily fit your rope and accessaries on it and the lock is smooth and not too easy to open but not too hard either. reccomended for anyone who needs a carabiner from belaying, descending etc

i bought this carabiner as a quick buy as i needed a replacement for an other carabiner i had for belaying(which i lost on a crag), i wasnt expecting ...

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DMM

120cm x 11mm Dyneema Sling

£9.50

Overall Rating (5 out of 5)

Reviewed By , 23 Mar 2011

Light and flexible!

Dyneema slings are the best! Very light and easy to use!

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Black Diamond

Air Traffic Control Belay

£15.00

Overall Rating (4 out of 5)

Reviewed By Alex, 07 Apr 2012

Smooth belay device.

These are great for belaying light folk and are smooth on abseils. I wouldn't recommend them for belaying any chunky monkeys as they don't have the highest friction when locked off.

These are great for belaying light folk and are smooth on abseils. I wouldn't recommend them for belaying any chunky monkeys as they don't have the h...

Reviewed By Matt , 14 Mar 2012

Simple but very effective.

Easily one of the most simplistic belay devices, but that does not mean that it doesnt work!
It is very easy to handle, and very light.
Doesn't have the grooved channels seen in other belay devices which may be a problem if the belayer is lighter than the climber as some slippage may occur.

Reviewed By louie, 28 Mar 2011

mazing and always will be a classic

this is the biz
i have owened this for nearly a year now and can honestly say that it has been great, very slick on the pay-out but will catch a fall with ease, these things are made to last forever. there is only one down side and thats the slight weight issue, but its only a couple of grams. it has and probably will be the industry standered for a while to come yet. amazing service at the harrogate store.

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Climbing Gear (101 Products)

versatile and useful

Good value and light.

Excellent budget draws

Classic DMM quality!

well thought out design

Light, Safe and Cheap

Good value, lightweight karabiner

Value for money screwgate

Excellent devices.

Lives up to most expectations

amazing

Light and flexible!

Smooth belay device.

Simple but very effective.

mazing and always will be a classic