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Re: Anyone do mountain climbing?
G23 #16744011 12/20/21
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I've spent most every fall among the mountains of the west.
Alaska and Wyoming were most challenging of my travels but I would never claim to be anywhere near a mountain climber.
I do however appreciate what these extreme seekers do.
My son was just talking the other night about a must see show on Netflix about a mountain climber.


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Re: Anyone do mountain climbing?
G23 #16745416 12/20/21
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Climbed for fun and did SAR for a living. Petzl professional line is good to go and designed for his use. OSHA standards and regs are often far different than recreational climbing requirements.


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Re: Anyone do mountain climbing?
G23 #16745448 12/20/21
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In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...
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Originally Posted by G23
Anyone here do mountain climbing? My son works on wind towers and I want to get him some carabiners. Need help with which are the good brands and where to find them. Thanks

G23

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Re: Anyone do mountain climbing?
G23 #16746674 12/20/21
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Thanks all. I went with the Black Diamond. These are not for safety rigging, those are provided by the employer. These would be for attaching other stuff that he wants to take with him on the climb up.

Just a side note. He had to climb a tower last week when we had the major wind storm here in KS. He said the whole tower was moving.

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Re: Anyone do mountain climbing?
CashisKing #16746727 12/20/21
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Originally Posted by CashisKing
I used to climb and mountaineer...

Now-a-days I use carabiners mostly for loading and rigging stuff... so hard on them.

I buy in bulk and cheap when I catch a blem sale...

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As for life safety stuff... name brands only... also a very personal decision on what works... some guys are OCD on a safety gate... some guys hate them. Some like "D"... some like oval. Weight is a big factor for some, others... not so much.

The ones above are great for safety chains on a trailer etc. Logging and winching, but know the limits and plan for failure.

I have only broken one carabiner to failure... and bent two.


Good god do not use those or ones like them to hold anything you truly value.

Perhaps your gloves to a pack.

If your climbing you do not want anything on your rack or harness that is not rated to hold you in a fall. Sooner or later you will mix stuff up, use the wrong beaner and not know it.
30 years ago I was climbing rocks, ice, and mnts. NC to AK, and was a high angle rescue instructor. Do not go cheap if you ass is a hanging.

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