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Jimmy S
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2024
I’m a former 101st Airborne Division veteran that was an infantryman and Air Assault (rappelling and helicopter operations) qualified.I had one new’ish roof tile come loose after a nasty thunderstorm that had tornado strength winds. I didn’t want to pay someone $$$ just to reaffix one lousy tile so I figured buying my own proper gear will pay for itself. I’m an old school rappelling guy so decided to update and upgrade the kind of gear that’s now available on the market. This carabiner with its anti cross tangle slot is pretty nifty and was very simple to use. Not like the old style D-ring carabiner I utilized in the Army, this one is quarter of the weight making it pretty lightweight. The small slot at the bottom of the carabiner I attached to my suspension harness and the larger open portion I hooked it to a Black Diamond super 8 belay rappel device. Not like the old heavy duty military grade carabiners I used this one having the locking screw device takes the guess work out and adds an extra measure of security. Nothing worse than dropping like a sack of potatoes if you hook up wrong lol. So, got everything together correctly and showed my wife how to be a belay person while I was on my roof, which is pretty steep. Got the tile reaffixed safely with zero injuries so all is good. I liked this lightweight carabiner that’s just the right size for most rappelling and climbing ropes, so I ordered another one to build a second kit. Always have a backup for “just in case”…
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2024
Many pros-Works like it should. Easy to use. Weight is light.Cons-i wish the screw would have a few more turns to close. If backed off a couple threads it could come undone by accident. Other than that, perfect for my use(tree saddle hunting)
ZeroPly
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2024
I always use this biner for rappeling, so that it stays in place - I leave it permanently on my PAS. I also use it for lead rope soloing when I want an unattended biner to stay oriented correctly and not cross-load. It works well and is easy to use.
Colin
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024
Product functions as described.
Yacht Reviews
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2024
These are super quality and very safe.They very effectively stop cross loading and are easy to use. They fit a GriGri well.
Joe kitz
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2022
I've used the carabineer with a Grigri to toprope solo plenty of easy climbs. It's ideal for not allowing the dreaded cross load falls. I'd recommend using it having the Grigri through the smaller section. Though some may find it tedious to slide your belay device all the way through but it's well worth it.
Pablo Martínez
Reviewed in Mexico on September 16, 2022
Este mosquetón se ve de muy buen material, aún no muero en los descensos así que puedo recomendarlo.
Elbio
Reviewed in Spain on November 6, 2022
Perfecta para usar con grigri petzl
Jason Ross
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2020
I love this carabiner! It's just the fix I needed for the one on my belay loop. I've been tree climbing and with the standard style they kept cross loading without my constant attention on them. This one locks the loop in the bottom part so when it goes from slack to tension, it's always straight. Awesome finish! No sharp edges! Gate function is flawless! Very good product!
Alexandr
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2020
At first, it was unusual for me to use the Gridlock Magnetron. You get used to it over time. It’s well built and the magnetic catch makes the carabiner a lot easy to open than automatic screwgate ones. I really liked the Gridlock Magnetron. That also makes it safer as I do not need to worry that the gate is not closed properly.
edoardo
Reviewed in Italy on December 3, 2019
Tutto secondo descrizione utile se non fondamentale con freni... dimenticatevi moschettoni che si girano a parer loro
vincent Pailler
Reviewed in France on December 9, 2018
Idéal pour un assurance en toute sécurité
rovito12
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2017
Standard carabiners are just fine for normal or sport use but this does up the game when belaying. With a standard carabiner and a normal belay device there is always the issue of cross loading the carabiner when there is any slack in the system. Even after just a couple uses the advantages of this gridlock design is clear. Keep the harness in the small portion of the carabiner and the belay device in the larger portion and it is all but impossible to cross load and keeps everything neat and tidy. While I do prefer the screwgate design over a twist lock for security the threads on the gate are pretty squeaky and could use to be smoother, but functionally the lock works fine and it's not very noticeable. I would definitely recommend this as a second carabiner and dedicate it to belay use. There are other situations where it could be used but when belaying it really shines.
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