Trad Or Sport Climbing, Quickdraws Are the Backbone of a Climber’s Gear Rack

A quickdraw is made of two non-locking karabiners connected with a sewn webbing sling. The top karabiner has a straight gate and the bottom karabiner has a bent or wire gate. The bent gate biner should always be the one clipped to the rope. The sling can vary in length from 10cm to 25cm. It [...]