DMM Alpha Sport Bent climbing carabiner with bent gate

DMM Alpha Sport Bent is a bent gate carabiner with a very pronounced curve on the gate. It is the rope-end quickdraw carabiner everyone wants! See what DMM says about it.

The Alpha is an ergonomic carabiner shape that gives easy and intuitive handling. Grooves in the spine add extra grip when stretching to make a crucial clip.

The curved gate guides ropes into the carabiner, where the Alpha’s deep rope baskets seat them securely.

Areas of high wear feature more metal to withstand the demands of sport climbing. This gives the Alpha Clip increased rope bearing radii, resulting in softer catches and reduced wear on ropes.

The Alpha Clip is ideal for the rope end of a sport quickdraw.

Sport carabiners are designed to make clipping easy, and to withstand the demands of sport climbing. Hot forging moves extra metal to areas of high wear, making these biners suitable for clipping bolts and repeated falls.

Bent gates are designed specifically for the rope end of a quickdraw, and help guide the rope into the carabiner during clipping. Grooves in the gate improve handling and increase control when making tricky clips. Solid gate carabiners are suited to sport climbing, where ease of handling and resistance to wear are more important than low weight.

The carabiner’s nose slots into a groove in the gate, giving full strength without a gate notch. This creates a clean internal profile to prevent snagging on gear, bolts or slings, for easier clipping and stripping of routes.

The Alpha’s ergonomic spine and grippy grooves give confident handling, and combine with deep rope baskets for easy clipping.

I-Beam construction techniques allow carabiners to be lighter without compromising strength. This is achieved through hot forging, a process which allows metal to be made into complex shapes that improve functionality.

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