Kong Bent Gate steel carabiner

The Kong Bent Gate steel carabiner is a perfect carabiner for fixed quickdraws. Firstly, it is made of highly abrasion-resistant AISI 316L stainless steel. Secondly, it is equipped with a bent gate. This makes it ideal for clipping the rope. Thirdly, it has an attractive price.

The Bent Gate is of course also suitable for all alpine sports, hobby and household applications.

In short. A solid all-round product from the manufacturer Kong!

Areas of application Kong Bent Gate steel carabiner

The carabiner is popular for use in these areas:

• Fixed quickdraws in climbing areas
• Expresences in climbing gyms
• as an abseiling carabiner in the field of speleology / caving
• for the mountain rescue service
• Hanging hammocks, awnings, plastic tarpaulins

EN standard 12275

This standard is very important for climbing garden operators. This is because the use of suitably standardized products is one of the obligations of climbing area operators. This means that those who use these standardized steel carabiners minimize their legal risks when constructing climbing areas. This also applies to climbing area rebolting and climbing area maintenance.

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The steel carabiner can be easily clipped into abseil anchors. If you want to attach the carabiner to a bolt hanger or a glue in bolt hook, an additional quick link. This is the only way to ensure that the carabiner is perpendicular to the rock. Consequently, only in this position can the rope run through without friction. If you attach the carabiner directly to the fixed point, you must expect the rope to rub between the carabiner and the rock.

Features Kong Bent Gate steel carabiner

The carabiner has the following features:

• Material: AISI 316L steel
• EN standard 12275
• curved snapper
• Breaking loads 25kN longitudinal / 10kN open / 8 kN transverse axis
• Size 99 x 56mm
• Snap opening: 19mm
• Weight: 125 gram

Avoid galvanic corrosion

The Kong Bent Gate steel carabiner must not be permanently attached to zinc plated bolt hanger or screw links. This leads to galvanic corrosion. The component made of the less noble metal will “rust” more and can break quickly.

If you are more interested in the topic of “steels”, read our technical article: Steel qualities at expansion bolt and glue in bolt

When should the Kong Bent Gate steel carabiner be replaced?

This product should be replaced at the latest when approx. half of the diameter has been worn away. However, we recommend that climbing garden owners do this earlier. In this way, legal risks can be minimized.

The condition of the carabiners in the climbing anchors should be checked annually. As part of the strictly recommended climbing area inspection. Bolting.eu checks the condition of the anchor points, for example, as part of the climbing area check.

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