Notch Equipment
Notch V3 Quickie
Compact Notch hardware for quick, tidy connections in a climbing setup.
Typical $30
Quick Links, Shackles & Climbing Hardware
This climbing hardware covers the connectors that are not carabiners: quick-attach tie-in connectors, maillon-style links and shackles. They fill the gaps in a climbing or rigging setup where a carabiner is not the best fit.
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Petzl
Petzl Speedy Link
A compact quick link for semi-permanent connections in a climbing setup.
Typical $12
Gap Arborist Supply
Stainless Steel Twisted Shackle
A twisted stainless shackle that turns the connection 90 degrees for cleaner alignment.
Typical $15
Kong
Kong Corner Trap
Positioning aid that keeps a carabiner from rotating and cross-loading.
Typical $9
Singing Tree
Singing Tree Milled Quickie
Machined compact connector for low-profile climbing and rigging links.
Typical $45
DMM
DMM Stainless Steel Thimble
A stainless thimble that protects a spliced eye where it bears on hardware.
Typical $16
DMM
DMM Prest-In Grommet
A small keeper that holds a carabiner in the right position on a sling or eye.
Typical $6
Petzl
Petzl Tanga Connector Positioning Ring
A small positioning ring that keeps a connector oriented where you put it.
Typical $9
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Buying guide
Where this hardware fits
A tie-in connector like the Notch Quickie lets you attach and detach your rope end quickly without a carabiner. Quick links and shackles make semi-permanent connections, such as fixing a pulley to a sling or closing a rope bridge setup, where you want a connector that will not open by accident. Check each piece's rating, use it only in the way its maker approves, keep threaded links fully closed, and inspect threads and pins before every use.
Shackles, links and inspection
Stainless steel shackles and quick links resist corrosion and handle wear well, which makes them good for long-term setups like friction savers, rigging blocks or permanent anchors. Use pins and screw collars that close fully, and check them during the day, since vibration can loosen threads. Retire any piece with damaged threads, bent pins, cracks or wear grooves. Do not substitute generic hardware store links for rated climbing hardware in a life-support or rigging role.
Common questions
Can a quick link replace a carabiner?
In some semi-permanent connections, yes, if it is rated for that use and fully closed. It is slower to open, so it is not ideal for connections you change often.
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