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Originally Posted by George Hayduke 
Tests have shown that loading the small end of a biner with more than one rope reduces the breaking strength because the load is shifted towards the gate leg.
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True, but I've met Jim, he ain't that heavy to go breakin' 'biners.
Once you have enough strength, having more doesn't mean much. As anyone who's read my site knows, I don't subscribe to the "bigger is better" theory any more. Used to as a kid, but that was long ago.
Big strength numbers are an illusion, and they distract people from other safety issues that are more important... at least in caves...and on cliffs...and mountains...and frozen waterfalls....maybe in trees too?
----> Gary