A carabiner sold at REI failed at Smith Rock this week. Its was being tested at a local climbing manufacturer for defect. No obvoius reason for failure. Most likely recall to follow. Material issue seems at fault. Minor injury reported. Obviously REI had nothing to do with accident but surely will be in touch with users and customers. Any further info please post here . Brand and model not told to me. Climb Safe.

Could it be that some of the fake Petzl biners* made their way into the REI distribution chain?



* http://www.petzl.com/...sions-petzl-products

http://www.rockclimbing.com/...post=2460950#2460950

"smith rock" accident

im not aware of any carabiner that REI sells that another retailer doesnt also carry ...

enuff saif

But what we clearly need is 20 more pages of supposition, incomplete information and wild assed guesses till this thread plays out.

A carabiner sold at REI failed at Smith Rock this week. Its was being tested at a local climbing manufacturer for defect. No obvoius reason for failure. Most likely recall to follow. Material issue seems at fault. Minor injury reported. Obviously REI had nothing to do with accident but surely will be in touch with users and customers. Any further info please post here . Brand and model not told to me. Climb Safe.

Clmbbend

Here's what happened:

Joe Deskjockey stopped by his local REI, just after leaving Starbucks, as he does each Tuesday evening before heading to the gym for a sick sending sesh. He's scoping out some new petzl spirits for this weekend's hardcore adventure trip to go crag at his local (within 8 hr. drive time) crag. all the sudden his quad skinny caramel latte with soy spills all over the spirit draws. This is really not cool so he jets outta REI to go change his prana pants and patagonia plaid T before heading to the gym. Unassuming consumer buys the soiled draws, which are now defective due to the extreme amount of caffiene which has jacked up the webbing....climbs, falls, decks.

So thus, we can continue the speculation that all Metolius carabiners are bad and thus need to be recalled or we will all die.

For sale: All my Metolius biners.

Just to be safe: All my Metolius cams, slings, nut tool, harnesses, gear slings.

Also for sale: All pieces of fallen sky that have landed near any Metolius gear.
All gear I have that starts with a "M".




So.......is BD's stuff still OK? Sale pending.

Not if it's been on the same rack as your Metolius stuff.

I plan to go to REI today and get a orange Metolius
mini to rack a #3 Metolius tcu.

Does the insanity never end? Your just flirting with death dude.

A carabiner sold at REI failed at Smith Rock this week. Its was being tested at a local climbing manufacturer for defect. No obvoius reason for failure. Most likely recall to follow. Material issue seems at fault. Minor injury reported. Obviously REI had nothing to do with accident but surely will be in touch with users and customers. Any further info please post here . Brand and model not told to me. Climb Safe.

Clmbbend

A new poster failed in the Gear Heads forum at rockclimbing.com. He is being analyzed in said forum to identify defect. No obvious reason for failure. Most likely ridicule to follow. Butt-hurt issue appears at fault. Minor injury to ego suspected. Obviously rockclimbing.com had nothing to do with accident but surely will be in touch with users and other posters. Any further info please post here. Specific reason for hurt butt not told to me. Climb Safe.

Curt

Climbbend - get bent!

Here's what happened:

Joe Deskjockey stopped by his local REI, just after leaving Starbucks, as he does each Tuesday evening before heading to the gym for a sick sending sesh. He's scoping out some new petzl spirits for this weekend's hardcore adventure trip to go crag at his local (within 8 hr. drive time) crag. all the sudden his quad skinny caramel latte with soy spills all over the spirit draws. This is really not cool so he jets outta REI to go change his prana pants and patagonia plaid T before heading to the gym. Unassuming consumer buys the soiled draws, which are now defective due to the extreme amount of caffiene which has jacked up the webbing....climbs, falls, decks.

To set the record straight....The biner which failed was manufactured by Mad Rock.

To set the record straight....The biner which failed was manufactured by Mad Rock.

This biner is related to the March 11 incident on "Vomit Launch". Climber clipped 4th or 5th bolt continued climbing and fell between bolts.....the biner clipped to the hanger blew up as it caught the fall and the climber fell some more...dude ended up inverted and smacked his head on the wall. The climber self rescued which is why you won't find an accident report. The hanger the biner was clipped to was an SMC hanger which had spun horizontal. Either the climber partially clipped the biner to the hanger... meaning the notch in the nose caught on the hanger or the biner spun on the horizontal hanger which opened the gate partially allowing for an open gate scenario. I would call it a straight up accident... no fault of the gear manufacturer...just one of those things we as climbers must accept.

This biner is related to the March 11 incident on "Vomit Launch". Climber clipped 4th or 5th bolt continued climbing and fell between bolts.....the biner clipped to the hanger blew up as it caught the fall and the climber fell some more...dude ended up inverted and smacked his head on the wall. The climber self rescued which is why you won't find an accident report. The hanger the biner was clipped to was an SMC hanger which had spun horizontal. Either the climber partially clipped the biner to the hanger... meaning the notch in the nose caught on the hanger or the biner spun on the horizontal hanger which opened the gate partially allowing for an open gate scenario. I would call it a straight up accident... no fault of the gear manufacturer...just one of those things we as climbers must accept.

Whew, that was close.

No gear for sale here, everybody move along.

This biner is related to the March 11 incident on "Vomit Launch". Climber clipped 4th or 5th bolt continued climbing and fell between bolts.....the biner clipped to the hanger blew up as it caught the fall and the climber fell some more...dude ended up inverted and smacked his head on the wall. The climber self rescued which is why you won't find an accident report. The hanger the biner was clipped to was an SMC hanger which had spun horizontal. Either the climber partially clipped the biner to the hanger... meaning the notch in the nose caught on the hanger or the biner spun on the horizontal hanger which opened the gate partially allowing for an open gate scenario. I would call it a straight up accident... no fault of the gear manufacturer...just one of those things we as climbers must accept.

So all Metolius gear kills people now? With all of this faulty gear out there, the safest way to climb these days is to free solo. Honnold's gear has never failed him on his free assents.

So all Metolius gear kills people now?

I can't believe you caught that. I read my post IMMEDIATELY after I posted it and then edited the misspell! Stupid iPad keyboard.