PETZL SPIRIT QUICKDRAW FREE

Yeah, I know, two more moves and clipping the bolt would’ve been way easier. It might get some getting used to the stronger spring in the gates which makes clipping in a slight tad more difficult (especially when you’re all stretched out on your toes) than before. The Spirit lays well even in small hands like mine. It’s too soon now to tell how soon the new Spirits will wear out yet. You might notice how the biner on the right is already starting to show signs of wear and tear after about a year. In terms of durability, I am pretty pleased with the results. In this instance, the biner has seen about 8 years of constant usage every weekend and vacations. This is usually high time to retire your biner, instead of increasing the chances of getting a ripped rope, or a broken biner during a fall. Notice how the old biner starts to wear out, when constant friction from rope (and dirt) runs over the biner, making it vulnerable and sharp at the corners. There’s a wider surface on the biner, so that the rope glides over easily without wearing out the biner too soon.Ĭomparing the old and new Petzl quickdraws The Petzl Spirit quickdraw is made out of hot-forged aluminum 7000, it has a straight-gate on top and a bent-gate biner on the bottom. There was a phase when we thought it would be good to fix both biners, but found out quickly that this might make the quickdraw inflexible and cause it to unclip itself from the bolt, in certain, unfortunate positions and instances. CarabinersĪ rubber basket holds the bottom biner firmly in place to prevent the biner from flipping unintentionally (avoiding a transverse position), the upper biner is usually left loose for more flexibility while the rope moves around during a lead. It’s so stiff, the quickdraw stands almost on its own. The slings are now out of durable polyester, not anymore nylon.It feels solid in the hand, and if you’re someone who loves to grab your quickdraws while checking out a route, then you will find happiness in these slings. Holding the new quickdraw in your hands, the first thing you can’t fail to notice is how stiff the sling has become. With just 93 grams (before: 104 g) for the 12 cm version, it feels lighter especially when your harness is geared up with 18 quickdraws and more to get on longer sports climbing routes. Materials: hot-forged aluminum 7000, nylon webbingĮach draw weighs now 11 grams lighter than the old quickdraw.String webbing prevents the bottom biner from rotating, and prevents fraying on the sling.H-shaped profile offers good strength to weight ratio.

PETZL SPIRIT QUICKDRAW FREE

This allows snag free clipping, be it a bolt, sling or wire. It became lighter, the sling is more stiff, and both upper and lower carabiners are reshaped for better ease while clipping and unclipping. The upper “notchless” keylock carabiner is now designed in such a way that the notch and gate fits perfectly in one another. The Petzl Spirit Quickdraw came out with a few new features. 2 Some technical jargon: (source: Petzl).With AfterPay, there's no waiting and we'll ship out your order immediately as normal. *If you fail to have sufficient funds available for AfterPay to automatically deduct payment on due instalment dates you will be charged a late fee of $10, and if the instalment payment remains overdue, an additional $7 will be charged one week later. If you wish to return your goods you can choose to receive an exchange, or the Afterpay payment plan can be cancelled before the first payment at no charge. First time AfterPay buyers will need to make the first instalment payment at the time of their purchase. Enter your details with Afterpay and you're done.Īpproved AfterPay buyers will require the funds for the first payment to be available on their card at time of checkout, however the first payment won't be deducted for 14 days.On the checkout page select Afterpay as your payment method.Add your items to your shopping bag, and checkout as normal.

Petzl spirit quickdraw