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An ultra-slim, lightweight sewn runner. The ends are joined using Mammut's new process that leaves a low profile, almost snag-free seam. Comes in 60, 120, and 180 cm lengths. 22kN loop strength. The 60cm runner weighs in at a featherweight 15 grams, making it nearly the lightest runner on the market (Mammut has now come out with a 6mm sling that is lighter). Retail prices are usually around $8.50 (60cm), $11.50 (120cm), and 15.90 (180cm).
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Reviews
| Steve Larson | Absolutely the best | | 
Voted 5/5 | I have been using these for over a year now, and have nothing but good things to say about them. They are so small and light! I carry a couple of the long ones tied in a small bundle on the back of my harness. They are so small I hardly know they're there until I need them. The 24" size are perfect for alpine quickdraws. So far, they wear quite well. | | Posted Feb 4, 2005 1:58 am |
| hmronnow | Untitled Review | | 
Voted 5/5 | Also about 1 year of use, and I like them.
In my opinion, their main force is the posibility to 'tripple' them to form long/alpine quickdraws. In combination with two DMM ProWire carabiners, you get a long/alpine quickdraw weighing less than most regular quickdraws. The low volume makes it much easer to tripple the webbing, making it possible to rack 4-6 in one gear loop of my harness, and the tight weave slides well when shortening and lengthening the qd.
I have wrapped them around icicles and they withstood a fall. They are also slim enough that they can be used for abalakov-hooks (BD screws - wouldn't work with the ushba titanium screws, which have smaller diameter). The are also great for tying off screws not inserted fully.
Since I cannot imagine a better sling, I give them maximum 5 stars.
However, I have only used them one year and not very intensely, so I cannot judge long-time wear, but there are no signs so far. Should they start to wear I would reduce to 4 stars. Even if they should wear after 2-3 years they would still get 4 stars due to the other advantages.
Though most of you may already know the trick, I'll just explain how to tripple:
1) Put two carabiners on the sling
2) put one carabiner halfway through the other; feed it the two strands of the sling, then pull the carabiner back.
3) You now have three strands of sling through each carabiner - 6 strands between the two, meaning that a 24" sling becomes an 7" quickdraw and a 48" sling a 14" qd (you loose 1-2" from the sling running through several times)
4) If you need a longer quickdraw e.g. to prevent rope drag from a zig-zagging rope, release any 1 or two of the strands frokm one carabiner. The sling will reajust to desired length.
With a bit of training all of this can be done with one hand. After step 1) you can fix one of the carabiners to the sling with a rubber O-ring. This makes the system less flimsy, and also identifies that as the rope-end carabiner. The advantage hereof is that possible scratches to the gear/bolt-end carabiner do not wear on the rope. | | Posted Feb 4, 2005 12:26 pm |
| Erik Beeler | Untitled Review | | 
Voted 5/5 | Converted everything over to these slings. I love them. They are thin and they do tend to twist a bit more when used for quick draws. I used some very small strong rubberbands to keep the biners cinched up tight and that lessened the amount of twist.
I love how much weight I have shaved off my rack with these.
So far so good on durability but less than a year with them so the jury is still out. | | Posted Feb 7, 2005 11:19 am |
| rasgoat | everything | | 
Voted 5/5 | Runners, belay stations, whatever. These things are great!
I have a buddy (a climbing guide in the gunks) who has been using these for 2 years straight for his runners ect. and he swears by them!
I use the 24" length and run one biner through the other, clipping the excess to create an extension runner when neccesary. | | Posted Aug 6, 2007 4:01 pm |
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