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The "hybrid quickdraw"

This #CraftyRopeTrick comes from AMGA Certified Rock Guide Adam Fleming. Connect with Adam on Instagram: adam.fleming.climbs


Here's how to turn that 60 cm or even 120 cm sling into a sport draw.

  • Did you intend to go trad climbing, but changed your mind to try some sport routes?

  • Are you on a long multi pitch route that has a mix of bolts and trad gear?

If the sport climbing is at your limit, it can be pretty annoying to try to clip that bottom carabiner that always seems to be flipping around and facing the wrong direction. And you probably don't want to take a whole separate rack of sport draws just for the bolted part.

Here's a simple trick to help solve this.

Take a 60 cm sling, double it, then make a girth hitch onto the bottom carabiner. This locks the sling in place, similar to a sport quickdraw, and makes it much easier to clip. Adam call this the'“hybrid quickdraw”.

Check out a short video Adam made about this on his Instagram.