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Chapter 7

GENERAL RIGGING CONSIDERATIONS

Orientation of Carabiners in Rigging
Consistently orienting carabiners in the same manner during rigging provides efficiency
and reliability for a secure connection point. A recommended practice is to hook a
carabiner into a connection point in a downward motion and rotate the body around so

that the gate is facing upward with the nose of the gate oriented away from the

Figure 66- Orientation of carabiners in rigging

connection point (Figure 67). This procedure places the spine against the ground and
keeps the gate accessible for rigging and visual inspection.

NOTE: Be cautious that this manner of rigging, when untensioned and then tensioned
again with a suspended carabiner, can promote diagonal rigging of the carabiner,
resulting in 50-60% strength loss. In such cases, rotation of the heavier gate downward

can be appropriate, however it should be away from terrain.

CARABINER RIGGING

• For safety at a critical rig point, consider using one locking carabiner or two non-
locking carabiners that are placed with their gates opposite and opposed.
• Tension along the major axis of a carabiner- be aware to prevent the primary force
going onto or across the minor axis (cross-gate forces).

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