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=== HMS carabiners === | === HMS carabiners === | ||
[[File:Triple_hms.jpg|200px|thumb|Triple-action HMS carabiner of atypical shape]] | |||
HMS carabiners have the side for the rope much wider providing enough of space for belaying device or [[Munter hitch]] after which they were named (from german HalbMastwurfSicherung). Often they are also employed as the central carabiner in the anchors. Some HMS carabiners have very atypical shapes intended to prevent cross-loading. | HMS carabiners have the side for the rope much wider providing enough of space for belaying device or [[Munter hitch]] after which they were named (from german HalbMastwurfSicherung). Often they are also employed as the central carabiner in the anchors. Some HMS carabiners have very atypical shapes intended to prevent cross-loading. | ||