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Black Diamond HoodWire Carabiner

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Item No. 994070

The Black Diamond HoodWire Carabiner. The innovative hood design on this all new, snag-free wiregate biner is simple, self-clearing and protects the nose from wear.

DECENT FEATURES of the Black Diamond HoodWire Carabiner

Hot-forged construction
Patent-pending, stainless steel wire hood design doesn't snag
Lightweight and excellent size for all-around use
Does not freeze up in alpine conditions

The SPECS

Weight: 1.3 oz / 37 g
Close Gate Strength: 5,395 lbf / 24 kN
Open Gate Strength: 1,798 lbf / 8 kN
Minor Axis Strength: 1,798 lbf / 8 kN
Gate Opening: 0.94" / 24 mm

ALL CLIMBING SALES ARE FINAL.

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"Terrific carabiner" 04/03/13

For a long time I'd been drooling over the wild country helium, essentially the dopest wire gate keylock biner around, and actually the only one around. Then petzl came out with the ange and BD came out with this beauty. I've used all, and really they all pretty much work about as good as the other. BD offers these in two sizes to compete with the two offered by petzl. But the real difference is in price. Any body doing trad knows that when it comes to biners we need a lot of them. So a five dollar difference in price between these vs. the petzl or wild country quickly makes a huge difference.

by ali from los angeles, ca

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"Great for lightweight bolt side of quickdraws" 04/01/13

Use these guys on the bolt side of my quickdraws. Light, no gate flutter, med-large size, and snagless = winner. If you want a lighter and snagless biner go with the newer Oz's that aren't too small.

by Cody from San Francisco

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"very lightweight and affordable" 03/08/13

since I am a beginner of climbing, I asked some of my friends about carabiner, and most of them suggest this one to me. its a little bit expensive than BD's traditional biner (Light D for example), but I did my study so I found the "Open Gate Strength" had been increased to 8 kN on this model -- safer always better, isn't it? 8)

by Ran

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"Quality control may be an issue, but clever and affordable" 06/16/12

I bought a bunch of these and I like most of them, but a few seem to have the wire gate that is a bit off line because it scrapes on the nose a bit. I would say at least 9/10 don't have this problem. If you can spend the money you with NEVER, NEVER, NEVER regret getting the Wild Country Helium biner, but if you can't afford it, these are a great second option.

by Burk from McMinnvile, OR

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"Pretty Simple" 04/14/12

Safer, lighter and all around better. Kinda pricey, but worth it. Good to have a few for hard, reachy leads.

by John from California

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"Great for racking nuts! not sure I would get it for any other use" 03/07/12

this is great for racking any gear you would find getting snagged on a standard carabiner and is lighter weight than a keylock, plus it is smoother than a keylock anyway... no snag at all vs the little metal nubs that are on the keylock. I dont buy keylocks anyway but if I did I would buy these instead.

by Samuel

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"greatttttttt" 06/21/11

awesome biner i have switched this out with many for the biners i have on my quickdraws as i love the no snag on it when clipping in.

by zachary from haslett

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"BD's clever and cheap answer to the WC Helium" 05/04/11

The WC Helium is the coolest biner ever, but is expensive and not widely available. WC uses some nice machining to create a hooded, snag-free wiregate. BD just decided to take the Hotwire biner and add a flat wire on the nose, creating a hooded, snag free wiregate. Easy, cheap, and clever. The biner works as advertised... it doesn't catch things when you clip/unclip, just like a nice keylock biner. It is also still very light. I give it two thumbs up.

by JOSH from SPENCER

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