Black Diamond LiteWire Carabiner octane Engineered as a wiregate trad climbing machine, the LiteWire is a small workhorse carabiner. The Carabiner is featuring a hot-forged construction—allowing us to remove weight where it’s not needed and add material where durability is key—and a hinge-basket that holds the sling of a Camalot adds durability not only for the carabiner, but for your rope as well, plus we’ve optimized the nose geometry to allow for efficient clipping, making the LiteWire an ultra-durable wiregate just waiting to be racked. Product Features Durable workhorse ideal for trad climbing Hot-Forged for lighter-weight construction Larger rope-bearing surface for added durability Nose geometry allows for efficient clipping/unclipping Technology HotForged Construction Allowing us to remove weight where it’s not needed and add material where durability is key, Hot Forged Construction gives the geometry of our equipment the perfect balance between weight, strength, and performance Closed Gate Strength: 24 kN (5,395 lbf) Gate Opening: 23 mm (0.9 in) Minor Axis Strength: 8 kN (1,798 lbf) Open Gate Strength: 8 kN (1,798 lbf) Weight: 32g