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Poll Option Votes Graph
Gates the same 16
57% 
Gates opposed 4
14% 
I mix em up 6
21% 
I haven't looked 2
7% 
I'm a boulderer 0
 

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Quickdraws: gates opposed or same? 19-Jan-2018 At 3:59:56 AM ajfclark
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On 18-Jan-2018 IronCheff wrote:
>I've been looking for an authoritative source on biner orientation when clipping bolt hangers without success. This is the first I've seen. There's plenty about the rope end biner, face spine towards direction of travel. I place hanger end biner spine towards direction of travel as well for the reason shown in the video. Therefore biners face same on a quickdraw. I've seen many people swear hanger end biner must always face gate to the right regardless of direction of climb.
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>I would have thought that hanger manufacturers would specify which direction to clip them but as they don't you could assume it does not matter. I remember reading somewhere ages ago that this is why BD changed from shipping with gates opposed to shipping with them the same way, but that was at least 1 website ago (bdel.com) and I haven't been able to find it for ages. I'm very glad that they have put this back up and extended the article.

It's possible with solid gate carabiners. It's possible with fixed hanger. It's possible with rings.

From a previous thread about the self unclipping quick draw: http://www.chockstone.org/Forum/Forum.asp?Action=Display&ForumID=5&MessageID=4058&Replies=1



I got those pictures from a very old website (1999): http://web.archive.org/web/19990908005419/http://www.climerware.com/unclip.shtml

Here's some from bolt products:


They go on to design a ring that this is far less likely to happen with:

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