I have chosen to shape this personal collection with a few criteria given the availability of various carabiner models. My primary interest and expertise is in tree climbing, which uses locking carabiners almost exclusively. As such, I primarily focus on the acquisition of locking carabiners, but non-lockers have been produced in far greater numbers, for much longer. Non-lockers tend to highlight changes or dead-ends of carabiner design and seem to keep showing up in my collection... plus
I'm not one to toss aside a carabiner even if it's a little boring.Terminology Guide
Categories:
Triple-Action Twist Lock;
Twist Lock;
Slide Lock;
Screw Lock;
Other Locking;
Multi-Gate;
Non-Locking;
Gated-Hook;
Accessory;
All Carabiners
Virtual Exhibits
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