Karabiners and Connectors

The Edelrid HMS Bulletproof Screw is a robust belay karabiner reinforced with a steel insert at the apex to prevent premature wear. Combining durability with reduced weight, it’s lighter than a full steel karabiner while offering far greater longevity than aluminium alone. The H-profile design optimises strength-to-weight performance, while the keylock nose ensures snag-free clipping and unclipping. Ideal for belaying, top-roping, and use with bolt hangers.

The Petzl Captiv Positioning Bar improves karabiner alignment by promoting major-axis loading and reducing the risk of rotation. It also keeps your lanyard or device securely integrated with the connector, minimizing the chance of accidental loss. Made from durable nylon and weighing just 10 g, the Captiv is compatible with Petzl OK, Am’D, William, Oxan, Vulcan, Bm'D, and Rollclip A karabiners. A lightweight and practical solution for safer, more efficient setups.

The Maillon Rapide Long Opening Twist is an 8mm galvanised quick link karabiner with a 90° twist. This allows for smoother orientation of any part.

The ISC Twister karabiner has a captive eye and built in swivel. Rated breaking strength of 27 Kn and is ideally shaped to use with a flip line or side lanyards. The smooth ball bearing swivel system eliminates the need for a second separate swivel in the climbing system. The acute angle of the basket helps any captivated rope or sling gravitate towards the strong spine of the karabiner.

The Beal Flat Link has been designed to go with the Hold Up harness and is a fully rated karabiner, making it ideal for full body harnesses. The flat surfaces ensure an even load distribution on webbing.

The Petzl Ring connection ring can be used to create multiple anchors or be installed directly onto the Sequoia and Sequoia SRT harnesses' attachment bridges to improve the arborist's lateral mobility.

The Edelrid HMS Strike Slider FG is a fantastic belay karabiner that provides solutions to the problems that climbers have with their belaying krabs. The use of i-beam or H-profile construction creates a lightweight HMS or Pear shaped biner which is designed to work perfectly with the assisted breaking Edelrid Jul, Mega Jul and Micro Jul belay devices but will work equally well with any other belay device.

The Petzl Ring Open is a versatile semi-permanent connector with a gated opening system for easy installation of ropes, sewn terminations, and fixed attachment points. Its round shape ensures multi-directional strength, distributing forces evenly in all loading directions. Lightweight, strong, and easy to use, the Ring Open is a reliable connection point for climbing, rigging, and professional setups.

Maillon Rapide quick link connectors have a number of uses in caving, climbing and industrial access. Some are PPE rated and they are available in a number of different shapes to accommodate different loading stresses. Generally they are much stronger than karabiners of similar bar dimensions, but not as quick to operate.

The DMM Belay Master Clip is a spare locking insert that helps keep your karabiner in the safest orientation while belaying. Designed to prevent cross-loading and only close when the karabiner is locked, it's a small but powerful safety feature for climbers of all levels.

Maillon Rapides have a working load limit that is a fifth of the breaking load of the maillon (as stated by the manufacturer) and will become damaged and distorted if they are used above this load limit. Some are certified as PPE (to protect falls from height) and some are not. If you are unsure of which is which, either ask us, or have a look at your maillon which will be marked with "PPE" if it is and "CE" if it is not. CE maillons conform to Maillon Rapide's standards but are not certified as PPE.

The Semi circular or half moon Maillon Rapide is ideal for securing caving harnesses, it is commonly used for the junction of 2 connecting points on a harness. Screw links are a lot more secure than karabiners so are essential if there's a possibility that the connector may be cross-loaded.

The Maillon Rapide Square can be used as a lightweight connection for harnesses or risers, where the minimum weight is paramount.

The Foin 10mm Oval is a true oval karabiner in 10mm steel, rated to 22kn. It is ideal for use with pulleys in all except the highest loading situations. This oval connector allows it to be used with the full range of pulleys, as well as all the other standard uses for a karabiner.

When you need a reliable connection but need to be able to affect an immediate release this is the karabiner for you. Ideal for helicopter and across river rescues. Double button locking with multiple safety mechanism and a breaking strength of 40kN. Paragliders are able to separate the pilot from his/her glider when using a dirigible rescue system.