This page brings together a selection of our lightest locking carabiners available on our website, with a clear comparison of weights and types. The aim is simple: to quickly identify the most relevant models when weight saving is the priority, without compromising on certification or intended use. For equivalent rated strength, a few grams per unit can soon add up to several hundred grams across your entire rack, especially when multiple connectors are needed for belays, personal anchors, abseils, or rope manoeuvres.
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Recommended price
£12.13
-31%
£8.37
The Beal Be Quick climbing carabiner is designed for frequent use thanks to the quick and easy locking of its screw closure.
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Recommended price
£12.13
-31%
£8.37
The Beal Be Quick climbing carabiner is designed for frequent use thanks to the quick and easy locking of its screw closure.
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Recommended price
£12.13
-31%
£8.37
The Beal Be Quick climbing carabiner is designed for frequent use thanks to the quick and easy locking of its screw closure.
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Recommended price
£14.01
-26%
£10.34
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Recommended price
£19.65
-28%
£14.01
The Orient Express Green is a Beal screw-in carabiner designed to prevent the belay chain from turning over and weakening.
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Recommended price
£10.25
-9%
£9.31
The Camp Orbit Lock Orange is a very lightweight screw gate carabiner, ideal to use at a belay stance. The etched marking ensures the sleeve is in place, while the SphereLock nose improves safety.
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Recommended price
£16.83
-22%
£13.07
The Petzl Attache Screw Lock Gris is a lightweight, durable carabiner with a unique design for smooth rope handling and secure locking, ideal for climbing and mountaineering.
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Recommended price
£16.83
-22%
£13.07
The Petzl Attache Screw Lock Yellow is a lightweight, high-strength carabiner with a unique design for smooth rope handling and secure locking, ideal for climbing and mountaineering.
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Recommended price
£12.13
-15%
£10.25
The Black Diamond Hotforge Screwgate Carabiner is a lightweight, durable, hot-forged safety carabiner with an easy grip and functional keylock spout.
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Recommended price
£17.77
-21%
£14.01
The Petzl Rocha Screw Lock Orange is a lightweight, aluminium carabiner designed for climbers, offering a high strength-to-weight ratio, easy rope feeding, and a secure locking system.
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Recommended price
£14.01
-20%
£11.19
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Recommended price
£14.01
-20%
£11.19
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Recommended price
£14.95
-25%
£11.19
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Recommended price
£17.77
-26%
£13.07
The Petzl Rocha Screw Lock Gris is a lightweight, pear-shaped carabiner with an H-shaped cross-section, offering excellent strength-to-weight ratio, easy rope feeding, and snag prevention.
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Recommended price
£18.71
-25%
£14.01
The Petzl Attache Bar is a versatile, lightweight carabiner for climbing and mountaineering, featuring the removable BAR accessory for optimised load distribution and a smooth rope glide system.
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Recommended price
£12.13
-15%
£10.25
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Recommended price
£14.95
-20%
£11.94
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Lightweight carabiners for multi-pitch climbing and mountaineering
When setting off for a day on a big route or several days of alpine climbing, it’s essential to choose your carabiners wisely. It’s not uncommon to have half a dozen or more clipped to your harness, depending on the route. Looking at the unit weights of all the models on the market, you’ll notice that for the same certified strength, the weight can vary dramatically. By opting for the lightest options, you can save several hundred grams of hardware on your harness.
Comparison table of the lightest carabiners we sell:
| Model | Brand | Weight (g) | Category |
| Hawk Screw | Ocun | 42 | B |
| Photon Lock | Camp | 43 | B |
| Be Quick | Beal | 44 | B |
| Orbit Lock | Camp | 45 | B |
| Rocha Screw Lock | Petzl | 45 | H |
| Sm’d Screw Lock | Petzl | 46 | B |
| Hotforge Screwgate | Black Diamond | 50 | B |
| Pure Screw | Edelrid | 50 | B |
| Pure Screw III | Edelrid | 50 | B |
| Nitro Lock | Camp | 56 | H |
| Warlock | Climbing Technology | 56 | H |
| HMS Strike Screw | Edelrid | 57 | H |
| Attache Screw Lock | Petzl | 58 | H |
| Be One Screw | Beal | 58 | B |
| Attache Bar | Petzl | 63 | H |
| Oval Keylock Screwgate | Black Diamond | 63 | X |
| Be Link Screw | Petzl | 65 | H |
| Be Safe Screw | Beal | 66 | B |
| Nimbus Lock | Camp | 69 | H |
| Am’d Screw Lock | Petzl | 70 | B |
| Oval Power 2500 Screw | Edelrid | 71 | B |
| Eagle HMS Screw | Ocun | 73 | H |
| HMS Bullet Screw | Edelrid | 74 | H |
| Gridlock Screwgate | Black Diamond | 76 | H |
| Pearlock Screwgate | Black Diamond | 76 | H |
| Orient Express | Beal | 81 | H |
| Core Lock | Camp | 81 | H |
| Atom Lock | Camp | 82 | B |
| HMS Bulletproof Screw | Edelrid | 82 | H |
| Core Belay Lock | Camp | 84 | H |
| William Screw Lock | Petzl | 85 | B / H |
| Rocklock Screwgate | Black Diamond | 85 | H |
| Be Lock Screw | Beal | 86 | H |
Which are the lightest carabiners?
Looking at the table above, we can see that the lightest type B carabiners are the Hawk Screw by Ocun, the Photon Lock by Camp and the Be Quick by Beal, weighing 42, 43 and 44 grams respectively. They are extremely minimalist, yet perfectly adequate for most standard manoeuvres carried out both on crags and in the mountains.
In the HMS category (class H), the Rocha Screw Lock by Petzl truly stands out, weighing only 45 grams.
As for pricing, the class B models mentioned are fairly similar. The choice will therefore depend more on the quality and feel of the locking sleeve, as well as the colour, of course.
When choosing a lightweight climbing carabiner, weight isn’t everything: the shape, locking mechanism and usage class also affect the range of possible manoeuvres. To learn more and understand the different types of carabiners, check out our guide: the different types of carabiners.