![]() (Note Tim had a set of pre-production models that were different in colour to the sale models. Also on his personal Guiding Website here: Tim Neill Guiding.You can read more about Tim in this UKC Article from 2008: I Want That Job - Tim Neill.Tim has been climbing for many years with ascents of hundreds of classic routes across the world (including some hard ones!), most recently an early repeat of the stunning ice climb Super Domo in Patagonia with James McHaffie (see UKC News). He spends much of the winter working in Scotland and some of the summer working in the Alps. He is often found working on his home crags of North Wales where he has climbed more routes than anyone else we know. Tim Neill is a fully qualified British Mountain Guide (UIAGM) and is based near Llanberis. Quickdraws are available in 12, 17 and 25cm on variable width webbing with new ‘Vice’." Finished in a stylish new colourway, with clip and rope end defined, this is a formidable combination and essential kit for any sports climber. Additionally, deep internals locate both the bolt and rope in the most effective and efficient way, producing a clean hanging draw that’s perfectly balanced. Built for the smoothest clipping and stripping, the Proton’s elegant style enhances and redefines this integral part of the sports climbing experience. Distinct hot forged back and gates have been carefully thought out to create an ergonomic pair of biners engineered around our new variable width webbing to make an awesome package. "The new Proton quickdraw is sports specific and impeccably designed to enhance the all-important clipping moment. The Proton is available in three lengths 12cm, 17cm and 25cm and is also available as 5 packs of 12cm or 17cm draws. If you’re sport climbing at your limit all these little finesses will compliment the efforts you’ve put in yourself to tip the balance in your favour. The action of the gates is positive whether clipping bolts or the rope and most importantly the rope clipping experience is as slick as it gets. In action their “vice” design feature (the bit that stops the carabiner moving around on the quickdraw) further secures this ideal symmetry allowing real confidence that everything is as it should be in that fleeting moment when contact is lost with the rock and you glance back down to check. The internal angles of the carabiners allow the quickdraw to hang in what seems like the perfect way maximising the strength rating (industry standard) and minimising any random cross loading or snagging of bolt hangers at the carabiner “neck” which is a problem with many contemporary designs. ![]() The design of the actual carabiner geometry is the clearest winner for me. They also look reassuringly solid from above inspiring even the most over imaginative minds to push on rather than ponder any negative doubts! The slings are chunky and robust allowing for stretching the draw into reachy clips as well as being easy to grab (and more importantly easier to hold onto) if the pump takes control.
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