26 October 2013
Don't Panic - The hand of God is back again
Lars Gillberg has tested the new Panic quickdraw from Kong. "Conclusion: As handy for a climber to have in her rack, as it is for a skydiver to have a reserve parachute.
All football fans will remember the quarterfinal from the World Cup in 1986. The match is legendary for one reason only: Argentinian striker Diego Maradona beats english goalkeeper Peter Shilton in the air, and scores a spectacular goal.
How could this happen? Diminutive Diego against a keeper that can use his hands? Slow motion pictures solves the mystery: Maradona uses his hand to "head" the ball into the net.
The little magician (169 cm) comes up with this legendary explanation after the match: "It was the hand of God".
This incident came back to me as I was using the new quickdraw (Panic) from Kong. The thing with this piece of gear, is that it is almost 40 centimeters long, it's mid section is stiff ย and it's top carabiner can be locked in an open position. Kongs express is the end of the era where short climbers could complain that they were not able to clip the bolts from the same holds as the average climber uses.
With this gear you gain an extra 30 cm, which in many cases makes a decisive difference. The Kong quickdraw offers a thank-god-escape in situations where you feel that the runout is already too long. It also simplifies the job of stick clipping the first bolt, in cases where this is necessary to avoid potentially serious injuries.
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