Petzl William Ball-Lock

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The William Ball-Lock is a locking carabiner made by Petzl. It has an average rating of 5 stars (out of 5), based on 1 user review.

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From Oregon Mountain Community:
"A large carabiner can come in handy in many places. The William Lock's shape and size means it's useful for belaying and rappelling with the Munter hitch with single or double ropes, anchoring multiple ropes and slings and keeping the belay station organized. Weight: 90gStrengths: Major axis: 25 kN Open gate: 7 kN Cross-loaded: 7 kN"

From REI:
"The pear-shaped Petzl® William Ball-Lock carabiner features a handy autolocking gate and is well-suited for belaying and anchoring needs. Larger size allows easy anchoring of multiple ropes and slings, as well as belaying both single or double ropes with a Munter hitch. Unique, patented Keylock gate uses a key-shaped nose on carabiner and slot-shaped gate to create a strong, snag-free closure. Automatic Ball-Lock system features a green ball indicating when sleeve is locked, providing a quick visual safety check. Ball-Lock system can be opened and closed easily with one hand and can be operated with gloves on; unlock gate by pressing in ball and twisting sleeve. Large gate opening eases clip-in. Made of high-strength aluminum rod stock for superior strength and durability."

From GearX.com:
"The William Ball-Lock Carabiner by Petzl is a manual locking pear-shaped carabiner with large opening."

From RockCreek:
"The Petzl William Ball Lock Carabiner is one of the best suited biners for double rope belaying, guiding, or when using a munter hitch. With a huge wide top, and large opening gate, you can get a ton of webbing, cordelette or rope inside, which is awesome for belay stations with clients or friends. The pear shape of the biner allows for belaying with a Munter Hitch on single or double ropes. The key lock nose and gate is super efficient with no snagging and makes for clipping into anything very easy and clean."

User Reviews

William Ball-Lock
Reviewed by Bill S, Aug 15, 2007

"This carabiner, the Petzl William Ball-lock is the metal sleeve successor to the plastic-sleeved ball-lock. This is my primary locking carabiner, which I use with belay devices, with munters (it is an HMS, designed to take munters readily, even on double ropes), and many other situations."

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