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quixotle
Jul 19, 2010, 12:11 AM
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Registered: Jul 18, 2010
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hi everyone, i've read the faq but still have some questions. have been climbing indoors for about a year now and just took an outdoor transition course, learned how to make anchors, rappel, etc.. but my instructor said one thing on what types of carabiners to buy, i read something else online, and the guy at the store said something else.. so now i'm confused. i need 2 carabiners for the bolts, then 2 more for the master point to pass the rope through, 1 to attach my prusik loop to the loop on my harness, 1 to attach my safety rope (not sure what this is called in english, but the short rope used to lock onto the anchor while setting up the climbing rope to eventually rappel down) and then 1 more for my ATC/rope. at the moment i have 1 petlz william that i use for belaying. so i need 6 more. what should i buy? i went to the store and was so undecided i bought 3 different kinds:
2 petlz ok oval: i figured these would be good for the master point since they would line up when inverted against one another http://www.petzl.com/...ocking-carabiners/ok
2 petlz am'd: i would use these on the bolts, to run the anchor webbing through. http://www.petzl.com/...cking-carabiners/amd
2 bd rocklock screwgate: 1 for my prusik loop, 1 for my safety rope to the anchor while setting up the climbing rope http://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/...carabiners/rocklock/
and i would use the petzl william i use for belaying for the ATC/rope. so have i bought the wrong things for the wrong uses? if so, what should i return and what should i exchange it for? thanks!
ps. i live in canada so i shop at MEC, feel free to point anything out on their site (mec.ca) if you think it would be better for me
(This post was edited by quixotle on Jul 19, 2010, 12:23 AM)
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