Wild Country

Helium Quickdraw - 6-Pack

Love these draws!

Love these draws!

Great no snag carabiners for draws. I repurposed these for alpine draws and they work great for trad climbing.

Ultra premium. Period.

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

I've used these draws extensively since they came out a few years ago on hundreds of pitches. These are some of the lightest, easiest to clip and bomber draws for casual sport and pushing grades. The gates are wide and forgiving while at the same time being easy to clean -- even on very overhung routes. Bottom line is that these things are ultra premium. The main criticism this draw often gets is that it doesn't have a huge (and thus heavy) dogbone handle for you to grab, but if you want to aid climb go grab some djinn axes. Instead, take the whip, reset and give it another go. The truth is, you'll pay almost double replacing whatever draws you have with these later on. I have a full sport rack of these and then some loose helium biners for trad. No other quickdraw has come close to beating this original helium biner design. Note that the helium 3.0 biner is slightly heavier than this version and other versions of this draw offer longer slings. I suggest picking up some lose helium biners for adjustable lengths (if you can find them). Genuine product user and not paid for this review - that's how much I love these draws.