Photon Wire
Description
- Still the lightest full-size carabiner in the world
- Optimized new body design increases rigidity and strength without increasing weight
- Redesigned interface between the gate and nose helps to protect the wire gate from damage and accidental opening
- 8 colors coordinate with the most popular cam colors
The Photon Wire remains one of the lightest carabiners in the world and is still significantly larger than other carabiners in its class. The new generation features an updated body design that increases strength and rigidity to handle the odd stresses that climbers put on their gear. We have also redesigned the interface between the gate and nose to help protect the wire gate from damage or accidental opening. Available in eight colors for individually racking cams – team the sling color with the coordinating biner color for the fastest way to identify the right cam size on the sharp end and reorganize the rack at belays. The Photon Wire is perfect for climbers who want a racking biner that is lightweight and low-profile but still clips with the ease of a high-end quickdraw. It is particularly well-suited for difficult trad leads or alpine mixed routes and ice climbing where a full-size carabiner is much easier to operate while wearing gloves.
- Still the lightest full-size carabiner in the world
- Optimized new body design increases rigidity and strength without increasing weight
- Redesigned interface between the gate and nose helps to protect the wire gate from damage and accidental opening
- 8 colors coordinate with the most popular cam colors
The Photon Wire remains one of the lightest carabiners in the world and is still significantly larger than other carabiners in its class....
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Weight (g)![]() ![]() |
30 g |
Shape![]() ![]() |
D / Offset D |
Locking![]() ![]() |
No |
Straight or Bent![]() ![]() |
Straight |
Full Size![]() ![]() |
Yes |
Keylock![]() ![]() |
No |
Solid or Wire![]() ![]() |
Wire |
Gate Opening![]() ![]() |
26 mm |
Number of Colors![]() ![]() |
8 |
Lock Indicator![]() ![]() |
No |
Strengths (kN)![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Big and crappy
by anonymous on 09/29/2017
We were excited to see that CAMP redesigned the Photon Wire because our previous review of this carabiner was not so favorable. The improved gate design seems to have minimized the issues we observed before, and we're happy to be able to recommend this carabiner now. It almost unseated our Editors' Choice winner!
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The UIAA equipment standard provides a baseline for equipment performance in a test lab under controlled conditions on new equipment. Although these test conditions are relevant to the conditions encountered climbing, conditions encountered at the crags and the condition of the equipment are equally important. This recommendation from the UIAA member federation The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) provides vital equipment information that is NOT explicitly addressed in the standard, particularly failure modes of the equipment and recommendations for the use, inspection, maintenance, and retirement of equipment.
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