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Momentum Men 2023

Black Diamond
Black Diamond Momentum Men Harness
5.04

Good Beginner or Beater Harness

Pros
Cheap
Relatively Comfortable
Good all-around
Familiarity
I’ve used it a ton

This is a great beginner harness as well as beater harness. It's comfortable, affordable, and can take a beating. It's good for bolting or setting routes, and is a good all around harness. It's not specialized, but that's okay for a starter.

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Mini Pearabiner Screwgate

Black Diamond
Black Diamond Mini Pearabiner Screwgate
6

A Perfect Sized Locker

Pros
Fits in smaller hands well
Light
Pretty Cheap
Familiarity
I’ve used it a ton

These things fit into my hands really well. They seem perfectly sized aa opposed to the rock locks, which are too big for my hands, and I'm likely to drop. Other than that, they're a great screwgate biner.

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9.8mm Eternity Classic 40m

Mammut
Mammut 9.8mm Eternity Classic Rope
6

A Great Little Rope

Pros
Comfortable Amount of Stretch
Quite Light
Go-to for cragging
Familiarity
I’ve used it a bunch

Mammut always makes good ropes, and this is no exception. It's my go-to rope for cragging because it's light, easy to carry, and has a perfect amount of stretch for falls. This is my favorite rope I own, and the next rope I buy will either be an infinity or an eternity.

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9.9MM 70M

Black Diamond
Black Diamond 9.9MM 70M Rope
4.02

A Good Beginner Rope

Pros
Cheap
Handles fairly well
A good starter rope
Cons
Heavy
Familiarity
I’ve used it a ton

This is a good beginner rope. It's cheap, and you get the bang for your buck. However, it's pretty heavy, and not the best sport climbing rope. It works well as an all arounder, but for specialized purposes, I would suggest a different rope.

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Camalot C4 2 2018

Black Diamond
Black Diamond Camalot 2 Angled Side View
6

My Favorite Cam

Pros
Feels good in your hand
Good friction on rock
Familiarity
I’ve used it a ton

My favorite cam. C4s are tried and true, and the #2 is my favorite cam to place, hands down. Every placement feels golden. I would suggest these to any trad climber; they really are the best (besides totems).

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Gridlock Screwgate

Black Diamond
Black Diamond Screwgate Gridlock
5.04

A must have for certain belay devices

Pros
Simple
Easy to remove from belay loop
Familiarity
I’ve used it a ton

These are essentail if you own a mammut smart device. The device is built so if it switches to the small end of the biner, it no longer locks up on the rope. I feel like the people who like to trash these didn't give them the time to get used to them, as you have to with any new equipment. These are more simple than many devices that lock into the belay loop, and I'm always going to have one with my smart device.

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Nano 22

CAMP
CAMP Nano 22 Carabiner
6

So Light

Pros
Super Light
Good Gate Opening
Familiarity
I’ve used it a bunch

These are my go-to racking carabiners. They're light, look good, and have good gate clearance. They're so light that they feel like they shouldn't have a full strength rating. Ultimately, my favorite racking biner.

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Pyramid

Trango
Trango Pyramid Side View
5.04

Cool device

Pros
Light
Sturdy
Mulitfunctional
Cons
Just use your normal atc
Familiarity
I’ve used it a few of times

These are cool since they have the multi-fuction of beign able to flip from narrow to wide, but I don't really see a need to own one besides the fact that they're cool. Just use a normal atc.

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Super 8

Black Diamond
Black Diamond Super 8
3

Simple, but outdated

Pros
Simple
Easy to load
Cons
There are other devices out there
Familiarity
I’ve used it a few of times

This is good if you're looking for a figure 8, but now with all the ATCs/other belay devices on the market, I can't think of a reason to use it besides the gimmick of using a figure 8. There are many other devices out there that are better than a figure 8 for its function.

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