C1 S As an HMS, or pear-shaped carabiner, the Pirate easily accommodates the use of a wide range of gear, webbing or ropes - either as a belay biner at the harness, or as a connector in a system. Add to Cart. Be the first to review this product. Add to Wish List Add to Compare. Already own this product? Skip to the end of the images gallery. Skip to the beginning of the images gallery. Product Overview. Features all anodized parts for smooth operation and increased longevity Gate design prevents screw-sleeve from detaching from gate Snag-resistant keylock nose design Large and ergonomic angled gate opening.
As an HMS, or pear-shaped carabiner, the Pirate easily accommodates the use of a wide range of gear, webbing or ropes - either as a belay biner at the harness, or as a connector in a system.
The Pirate's robust 0. The Pirate's durability matched with Rock Exotica's build quality ensures an impressive service life for the working professional or recreational enthusiast. Receive technical usage updates by registering your product.
For information go to: www. Can be set to remain in the unlocked position. Pirate Carabiner. The bonus is, your gear rests squarely in the middle, so it's great for holding nuts, pulleys, and prusiks. Downside: Smaller gate openings than the offset D. These semi-permanent links ensure the gate will not accidentally open. They're used when setting up a semi-permanent rappel station not used while climbing up. Semi-circle: Mostly used by Search and Rescue as this is a great way to secure a chest harness.
Auto-locking gates are usually considered safer as they automatically snap shut, not counting on one's memory to close and are harder to accidentally unlock.
The debate comes on opening speed as some are much faster while others can be a struggle. The standard. Always used as the bolt-end of the quickdraw, and still sometimes used on the rope-side too. Also used for racking gear such as cam and nuts. Created to make it easier to put the rope into a quickdraw with their larger gate opening. Primarily used on the rope-end bottom of quickdraws. Many manufacturers are now making the bolt-end carabiner come standard in silver to match the bolt color , and are coloring the rope-end with other anodizations.
Do not mix interchange bolt-end carabiners and rope-end carabiners. This can be very dangerous as small abrasions made by the bolt can easily wear your rope. This is a totally debatable field as there is no official size, weight, or gate opening necessary to be full size. There are no certifications and this isn't a standard the manufacturer's normally describe specifically. We did our best to compare descriptions, in-person use, etc , as a way to help give more information about this carabiner.
Like always, if you see something that seems totally off, send us a note. A keylock nose means the nose is smooth. Keylock carabiners are also known as: snag-free, notch-less, and hook-less. There are more design features necessary to guarantee a snag-free experience, like the curvature of the nose.
Some keylock carabiners will still catch on the nose because of the lack of a smooth nose arc smoother the arc, smoother the clip. Generally on beefier carabiners, so they're usually heavier and more durable.
They can also feel more substantial in your hands while clipping. Often favored by sport climbers. If you want keylock nose carabiners, then solid gates will be much cheaper compared to wire gates.
When wiregates first came out they were not trusted too new, looked too simple. Now, it's proven that wiregates have less gate flutter and gate shutter than solid gates.
The number of different colors that you can find this carabiner in. This color-coding practice was started with just 2 colors, usually silver that goes on the bolt side of a quickdraw and another color for the rope side.
A visual warning is only seen on locking carabiners. It adds another tell to show if the carabiner is locked or not. If the carabiner is not locked, you'll see a warning such as the color red, a danger sign, or an unlocked image. Only a small list of manufacturers add this safety feature, although you can easily add one yourself with a permanent marker.
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