Stats| Weight | 62 g | | Wiregate | No | | Gate Opening (mm) | 18 | | Major Axis (kN) | 18 |
| Black Diamond Oval
4.2 out of 5 based on 38 user reviews.
Cred: 428 | | Great for setting up slacklines as the symmetry keeps your line strait. |
| Not as good for climbing, as the symmetrical shape loads the spine and the gate equally, reducing the strength of the biner compared to an asymmetrical biner that concentrates the load along the spine.
Big, bulky, heavy, notch. |
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Cred: 1096 | | The olny thig I use these for climbing is for racking stoppers and Hexes, the symetrical shape make finding the right pro easy.. I found a deal for 2.50 Each and picked up a bunch for my slack line they work very well for the tesnioning system. |
| A bit heavy to make up a majority of my trad rack...I prefer Neutrinos for that. |
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Cred: 338 | | the biner I use for racking ALL my gear… PERIOD!!!! It has been field tested in the worlds best stomping ground "Yosemite" with the guru's of climbing. The way I see it, if it was good enough then, well it is DAMN sure good enough now. Can't beat the price and how readily available the biner is where ever you purchase it. |
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Cred: 52 | | its ovular shape, good to put 3-4 (depending on size) pieces of passive protection on |
| the fact that it isnt keylock makes the little tooth thing catch on protection, making hard to manipulate with one hand |
| a keylock version of an oval carabiner |
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Cred: 40569 | | Review by marks on Mar. 31, 2007 |
| Great for racking nuts and building anchors. |
| They make a wire gate version of this. |
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Cred: 507 | | A must-have for aid climbing. D-shaped crabs can shift under load - a gut wrenching experience when you're holding your breath on a marginal skyhook or RP. |
| Obviously not as strong as a D shaped crab. |
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Cred: 685 | | Nice and round, perfect for racking nuts and equalizing anchors. |
| A little on the heavy side. |
| A wire gate equivalent if your really trying to save some weight. |
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Cred: 825 | | i use mine for storing my gear on my harness, and putting my hammock up, but there very light and very useful |
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Cred: 1306 | | Review by MikePB on Feb. 27, 2011 |
| I use this to rack my nuts/stoppers. It also works great with the petzl tibloc. |
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Cred: 54 | | great for anchors and racking pasive pro |
| not great for clipping on the go... |
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Cred: 73 | | Good for bailing if you have to, I never own more than 2 |
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Cred: 36 | | good if you need an oval biner |
| snags when clipping
not very versatile or strong |
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Cred: 418 | | racking stoppers, my personal choice! |
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Cred: 275 | | typical oval, round for rope. :) |
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Cred: 25 | | Strong, keeps slacklines in line. |
| Line gets caught in the latch groove |
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Cred: 28 | | Heavy, bulky, old looking. |
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Cred: 41 | | Classic - some of mine say Chouinard! |
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Cred: 92 | | Its your standard oval carabiner... |
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Cred: 24 | | Lighter biner would be nicer. |
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Cred: 2 | | Basic but it gets the job done. |
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