Wild Country Helium Clean Wire

[Pro Mountain Sports]

Anyone using these? A pretty nice carabiner, back in stock at pms.

[letsroll]

yes and I love them. Use them on the cliping gear end of my draws. The gait action is sweet, not to stiff, not too soft I use the Omega Pacific JC for clipping the rope (slightly larger diameter = kinder to rope).

 

Now if I can find a good clean wire oval to rack my hear.

[Crillz]

What's hear? Some new type of gear?

[letsroll]

no these have been out for a while. 2 years?

[catbirdseat]

  Crillz said:

What's hear? Some new type of gear?

My gait is pretty wobbly after I've had a couple of those Sloop 34 ouncers.

[Justin_RR]

I really like the Heliums. Light, full size, smooth latch, wire gate. Pretty much has it all. I would concur that he gate is the right stiffness. Only complaint (besides price!) is that the wire gate is very thin (the two wires are not very far apart), making it a bit more difficult to handle and clip the rope into than, say, a BD Hotwire. I still vote Petzl Spirit as best for overall feel and specifically orgasmic gate-opening.

[catbirdseat]

It sure would be nice if REI would carry these draws again. I wonder why they don't?

[billcoe]

  Justin_RR said:

I really like the Heliums. Light, full size, smooth latch, wire gate. Pretty much has it all. I would concur that he gate is the right stiffness. Only complaint (besides price!) is that the wire gate is very thin (the two wires are not very far apart), making it a bit more difficult to handle and clip the rope into than, say, a BD Hotwire. I still vote Petzl Spirit as best for overall feel and specifically orgasmic gate-opening.

 

Exactly right on the money. A double Kleenex sport biner for sure. However, I did buy some DMM mamba draws recently and they may even have an edge on the Petzls for gate smoothness. I'm pairing them with the Helium.

 

I am eagerly anticipating finally breaking the 5.8 sport barrier with these better, high end draws. Not sure where you go from Dancer, but I aim to head there.