5 Beta Climbing Clip Stick Review

Reviewer: Terry Walker, Woodley   (10-10-2011)

Brilliant bit of kit. Use it whenever sport climbing to either whack the clips in and get hard red points on a top rope, or clipping the first bolts at LPT where a fall is both likely and serious.

I'd go for the bigger one, the length is about 3 ft shorter than advertised because you won't want to use the smallest of the telescopic rods, it's incredibly flimsy and would probably break easily.

Works on nearly all carabiners, but you might want to make sure it works on yours before you buy. Nothing a bit of ductape or elastic band won't fix though.

4 Beta Climbing Clip Stick Review

Reviewer: Eliot Stephens, Port Talbot   (29-11-2010)

I bought one of these from Facewest a few months back due to the great price and the recommendation from some mates.

At first I was a bit unsure if the control over it would be enough to make a clip at its full height. Granted, it is a bit difficult, but it soon gets a bit easier with practice. The main thing I’ve used this for is clipping the first bolt on any hard sport routes just to avoid a hard deck out if someone’s placed the bolt a bit high!

A definite sport climbing essential, which will probably end up saving me a few quid in ankle operations! - If your a sport bum, you should really pick one of these up!

4 Beta Climbing Clip Stick Review

Reviewer: Nick Smith, Sheffield   (4-10-2010)

Very useful if you do a lot of sport climbing. You can get away without one at a few destinations where the bolts are very close together (e.g., Kalymnos) but it may be a life-saver at most sport crags. At some crags the 1st bolt is so high off the ground that you need to climb up a short distance even with the clip stick at maximum length!

One problem I did have was the normal length stick didn't fit inside my luggage, and it got snapped going through an airport. So I'd recommend either making sure the normal stick can go inside your normal luggage, or use the compact stick for trips abroad.