The lightest carabiner in the worldThis is from the manufacturer's web site:
The lightest carabiner in the world at just 23 grams (0.8 oz)! Even lighter than our award-winning one-ounce Nano Wire but with the same dimensions and gate opening. Available in polished, bronze and orange.
My personal experienceAfter being tired of feeling lopsided for carrying all my draws on the right side of my harness, I decided it was time to upgrade to something lighter. I looked at a lot of biners and slings before deciding for the Nano. I owned a pair of the old Nano wire and I really liked them, so I bought a pair of the new Nano 23 to experiment before replacing the whole rack. Although they are not full size they do fit well in my hands and I have had no problems in clipping both single and double ropes. The gate opening is sufficient for a one hand operation with either ropes. I have not used the Nano 23 on any alpine climb yet so I still don't know if clipping with gloves will be an issue.
The store clerk where I purchased them told me he would never climb on something that small and that ONLY rates at 20Kn. He probably doesn't know that a human body is not capable to survive anything above 10/11 Kn, so I could care less if the biner breaks after I'm dead.
I am glad that I have now replaced the whole rack with the Nanos and the Wild Country 8mm x 24" slings, I carry up to 14 draws on my side and I don't feel I even have them with me. I strongly recommend the Nano 23, don't let its size fool you, you will be glad to upgrade to them. Images |
Reviews
| JFox | Very nice! | | 
Voted 4/5 | I only use them for racking gear and clipping alpine leashes to my ice tools. They're incredibly light weight, but the gate opening is pretty small...I wouldn't want them on QD's and try to clip a thick rope into them or try clipping them with ice gloves on. | | Posted Dec 1, 2008 1:14 pm |
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