Safety First!
A carabiner is a specialised metal link with a spring-loaded gate used to fasten components quickly and reversibly in a number of safety-critical activities such as rock climbing. This is essential when a rope running through the carabiner provides security for a lead climber when protective gear attached to the carabiner is placed in the rock. A screw-gate carabiner, such as the one shown, provides additional security as the gate can be screwed closed so can't open accidentally - this is helpful when a belay device holding the rope is fastened via the carabiner to the harness of the belayer to protect a climber if a fall should occur.
Brian loves rock climbing and heads over to his local craig as often as he can! But it takes every fibre in his muscular body to push open the strong spring-loaded gate of the carabiner. Despite this difficulty, he is very well sought-after as a climbing partner as his natural slime helps him stick to the rock (no chalk required!) so he is unlikely to take a fall.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Fastener'. The carabiner was set up in front of a piece of dark slate to provide a rocky backdrop. The carabiner was too big to be able to show the entire connection between components - this has been cropped to be within the MM size limit.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
Safety First!
A carabiner is a specialised metal link with a spring-loaded gate used to fasten components quickly and reversibly in a number of safety-critical activities such as rock climbing. This is essential when a rope running through the carabiner provides security for a lead climber when protective gear attached to the carabiner is placed in the rock. A screw-gate carabiner, such as the one shown, provides additional security as the gate can be screwed closed so can't open accidentally - this is helpful when a belay device holding the rope is fastened via the carabiner to the harness of the belayer to protect a climber if a fall should occur.
Brian loves rock climbing and heads over to his local craig as often as he can! But it takes every fibre in his muscular body to push open the strong spring-loaded gate of the carabiner. Despite this difficulty, he is very well sought-after as a climbing partner as his natural slime helps him stick to the rock (no chalk required!) so he is unlikely to take a fall.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Fastener'. The carabiner was set up in front of a piece of dark slate to provide a rocky backdrop. The carabiner was too big to be able to show the entire connection between components - this has been cropped to be within the MM size limit.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.