Yale Phantom Lanyard, Pink and Black, Without Hardware

The Yale Phantom lanyard comes without hardware, so you pick the adjuster, snap or carabiners that fit your climbing style. The pink and black color makes it easy to tell apart from your climbing line and the rest of the crew's gear.

Building your own lanyard

Buying a lanyard without hardware makes sense if you already own a favorite adjuster or want to match the carabiners on the rest of your saddle. Most climbers run it with a mechanical adjuster or a hitch on one end and a locking connector on both ends, set up as a 2-in-1 or a standard flipline.

Bright, two-tone rope also helps the ground crew. They can see at a glance which line is your lanyard when they are watching you work, and you are less likely to grab the wrong tail when you are tired. Mark the date you put it in service on a tag or in your gear log so you know how old it is when inspection time comes.

Match any adjuster to the rope diameter listed by its maker, and check that the eye fits your carabiner without side-loading the gate. See our fliplines and lanyards for complete kits if you would rather buy it ready to climb.

Using it safely

A lanyard is your second point of attachment when you cut, so keep it snug and above the saw's path. Never cut toward your lanyard, and choose a steel-core flipline when you are removing wood close to it with a saw.

Treat it as life-support gear: follow the manufacturer's instructions, check it before every climb, and retire it after a hard fall, a drop onto a hard surface, or any damage you can't explain. Use it within an ANSI Z133 program and only after proper training.