Skylotec Tricky quickdraw

SKYLOTEC Tricky Quickdraw: The Ultimate Advantage for Out-of-Reach Clips

Every climber knows the feeling: that crucial piece of protection is just inches beyond your grasp. Whether it´s the first bolt on a high-start sport route, a distant anchor on a long pitch, or a key placement on a desperate aid climb, stretching for a clip can be nerve-wracking and dangerous. The SKYLOTEC Tricky quickdraw is the ingenious and essential tool designed to eliminate that risk, turning impossible clips into routine maneuvers. This specialized device is a game-changer for aid climbers and sport climbers alike, offering an unparalleled advantage in extending your reach and enhancing your safety on the wall.

Clip with Confidence, Not with a Leap

The core purpose of the Tricky is to give you the confidence to clip far-away protection easily and securely. Forget sketchy lunges or a desperate scramble for a higher foothold. The Tricky acts as a seamless extension of your arm, allowing you to calmly and methodically secure your rope into carabiners that would otherwise be inaccessible. This not only improves your physical safety but also provides immense psychological comfort, allowing you to focus on the climbing ahead rather than worrying about a difficult clip. Its robust design and intuitive operation make it an indispensable part of any serious climber´s rack.

The innovative heart of this system lies in its clever gate-locking mechanism. It securely holds the carabiner´s gate open, ready to latch onto a bolt hanger or gear sling. When you´re ready to clip, a simple upward push connects the carabiner, and a downward pull on the system automatically releases the lever, closing the gate and securing the connection. This brilliant, one-handed operation is smooth, reliable, and can be executed quickly, even from strenuous or awkward positions.

System Details and Operation

System consisting of NIMBLE TRICKY carabiner, semi-rigid 35 cm long polyamide sling and Fixdraw rubber.

TRICKY is a useful device that allows the carabiner to be easily clipped into a far piece of protection, otherwise out of reach.

Thanks to a long sling and to the TRICKY LEVER system, fully integrated in the body of the carabiner, the device makes it possible to clip into far placements.

The lever of the carabiner is kept open and is automatically released when the system is pulled downward.

The loop featuring at the bottom of the sling allows for easy grabbing of the system while A0-ing.

Thanks to its flexible sling, TRICKY can be comfortably carried on the harness:

the length of the system can be halved and its hanging bulk reduced.

Caution! TRICKY system is not a quickdraw for progression.

Instead, it is a useful device for aid climbing:

to progress beyond the anchor it must be replaced with a quickdraw for progression.

Important Safety Information: A Specialized Aid Tool

It is crucial to understand that the SKYLOTEC Tricky is a specialized piece of aid climbing equipment, not a standard quickdraw meant for progression or to catch a fall. Its purpose is solely to facilitate the action of clipping a distant anchor. Once you have successfully used the Tricky to clip the protection, you must replace it with a standard, certified quickdraw before weighting the rope or continuing your upward progression. Adhering to this proper usage is paramount for your safety. Equip your harness with this indispensable tool and turn challenging clipping situations into a thing of the past