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.
2 YEAR WARRANTY
We trust what we make because we use what we make. All Black Diamond products are covered by a two year warranty policy.
CLOSED GATE STRENGTH |
GATE OPENING |
MINOR AXIS STRENGTH |
OPEN GATE STRENGTH |
DISPLAY WEIGHT |
WEIGHT |
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24 kN (5,395 lbf) | 23 mm (0.9 in) | 8 kN (1,798 lbf) | 8 kN (1,798 lbf) | 32 g (1.3 oz) | 32g |

Here at Black Diamond, it's all about mountain sports. We share the same experiences that you do on rock, ice, and snow and these experiences push us to make the best equipment and apparel possible for our worldwide community.
Our passion for innovation transforms the way we pursue mountain sports—a heritage that began with a backyard anvil and hammer and continues today, hitting milestones along the way with revolutionary equipment such as the world’s first wire gate carabiner, or our cornerstone Camalots.