(1) Make sure you buy a good pear-shaped locking carabiner (either screw-gate or locking-gate type).(2) Until I met these fine folks, I couldn't have told you what a crampon or carabiner was if you paid me a million dollars!(3) The Rock Climbing Section minimized rope burn while rappelling (then called ‘roping down’) by feeding the rope through a carabiner , a metal link attached to their gear.(4) For toproping you'll need a climbing rope that's already run through a locking carabiner affixed to a solid anchor at the top.(5) You'll quickly discover that clipping, detaching, and belaying with a locking carabiner are all easier if you have webbing that's narrower, say three-quarter inch.(6) The woman was wearing a t-shirt, spandex shorts, a climbing harness with just one large carabiner and belay device, and her brown hair was pulled back.(7) Hanging from an overhang by a bare knuckle with not so much as a carabiner , let alone a safety net to halt your fall, I hear you gasp.(8) Very early this morning, she set our ascent rope with a hundred-foot shot over a high branch from her crossbow, and now she fixes her ascenders to the anchored line and snaps them to her harness with a locking carabiner .(9) The only hitch was at the new redirect, where I managed to get myself tangled the first time I tried to reposition the carabiner below me.(10) It was at that point that it was discovered that the left strap had broken just below the carabiner .(11) With our remaining money we had gone to a hunting store and bought 2 knifes, utility belts, carabiners , and other things we felt would make it easier to carry our equipment and divided them out into 3 units.(12) It is amazing how I could intently focus on this little TV like screen directly in front of me tending to my hexes, carabiners , rope, hand and foot holds.(13) I watched him attach two carabiners to the anchors… ahhh more double protection… I liked how this was shaping up.(14) You heard that correct, no pitons, no chocks, no carabiners , no protection to secure the ropes in the event of a fall.(15) Sometimes he'd open his pack to show us his collection of carabiners , pitons, and ropes.(16) In addition to carrying the necessary hardware (including carabiners , a set of ascenders and a pulley), each climber should have prior practice, knowledge and a plan for crevasse rescue.