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I was looking for new and interesting things to do in Jakarta when I came across an article about climbing at Pasar Festival in Jakarta Java Kini magazine and it had Panji’s contact details. So I made appointment with him and came climbing with few of my friends from English First. It was fun and pretty challenging and I have been practicing every week since February 2008.
The carabiner is a piece of equipment that is widely used in sports requiring ropework such as climbing and slacklining. It’s a metal loop with sprung or screwed gate. There are 2 categories of carabiner used in climbing, non-locking and locking. When sold for climbing, carabiner must conform to standard EN12275:1998 ‘Mountaineering equipment – connectors – safety requirements and test methods’ which govern testing protocols, rated strength, and marking. Read the rest of this entry »
