Product Overview
A carabiner’s gate clearance matters when you’re connecting it to a harness. The Rothco D Climbing Carabiner provides a 20 mm gate opening intended to accommodate most climbing harnesses, paired with lightweight aluminum construction for climbing and rappelling use.
The aluminum body keeps weight down while providing a durable connection component. That combination is useful for equipment you carry with the rest of your climbing gear, where both material strength and weight are important purchasing considerations. Its D-shaped profile also makes it easy to identify among other equipment connectors.
Gate clearance and strength specifications
The 20 mm measurement describes the gate opening—the space available to pass an attachment point into the carabiner—not its overall size. When choosing it for your setup, compare that clearance with the harness attachment point you plan to use rather than assuming every harness will fit.
- Construction: Aluminum
- Gate opening: 20 mm
- Breaking strength: 27 kN
- Standards: Meets CE and UIAA specifications
For customers selecting a climbing or rappelling connector, the documented breaking strength and standards compliance provide more useful selection information than appearance alone. Match those specifications and the gate clearance to the requirements of your intended setup.
