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| image = File:Quickdraw.jpg
| uses = Lead climbing, mountaineering
| uses = Lead climbing, mountaineering
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Quickdraw is an essential piece of a climbing equipment used for connecting the rope with a running protections. It consists of two [[Carabiner|carabiners]] connected with a sling.
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Quickdraw is an essential piece of a climbing equipment used for connecting the rope to running protections. It consists of two [[Carabiner|carabiners]] connected with a sling.


== Clipping ==
== Clipping ==
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See [[Clipping]].
 
=== Risks ===
Aside from [[Carabiner#Safe-use_recommendations|safety recommendations for carabiners]], there are few more rules to follow while working with quickdraws.
 
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|Position the carabiner in a way that the gate is pointed away from the direction of climb.
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|Improper positioning of the gate can lead to unclipping of the carabiner during a fall.
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|Backclipping of the carabiner is also risky as it might also lead to the uncliping of the carabiner.
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|If direction of the climb is uncertain, securing can be done by placing two carabiners with gates pointed in the opposite directions.
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|alternatively, carabiner with a screw-gate can be used for the same purpose.
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==== self-unclipping of the rope during a fall ====
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== Alpine quickdraw (alpine draw) ==
== Alpine quickdraw (alpine draw) ==
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=== packing and unpacking the alpine quickdraw ===
=== Packing and unpacking the alpine quickdraw ===
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== Clipstick ==
== Clipstick ==
 
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