Quickdraw

Quickdraw
Use(s)	Lead climbing, mountaineering

Quickdraw is an essential piece of a climbing equipment used for connecting the rope with a running protections. It consists of two carabiners connected with a sling.

Clipping

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Risks

Aside from 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.

self-unclipping of the rope during a fall

If the carabiner is placed incorrectly, the lead climber faces a risk that the rope can unclip itself from the carabiner during a fall. The risk increases if the carabiner is back-clipped.

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  Falling into an incorrectly placed quickdraw poses a risk.

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  During a fall, the rope can push against the gate of the carabiner.

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  Then slip through the gate of the carabiner.

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  And release itself.

Alpine quickdraw (alpine draw)

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packing and unpacking the alpine quickdraw

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