Best knife for your rack

Rick Blair wrote: The remix also does not have a bear opener.

In reality the bottle opener function on the buck is not very good. Too small in your hand and hurts to use. I just use my nut tool or my lighter to open post climb beers.

As for bear opening, I'd go for a knife with a longer blade and better handle to get through that tough bear skin.

Rick Blair wrote:I don't know if it is the "best" but I have no complaints about by Gerber remix mini, solidly built. Haven't had a excuse to cut a partner loose yet though which is a bit of a disappointment.

Best comment on MP in a long time

Tim Lutz wrote:cut the rope, save your sister youtube.com/watch?v=GvVoO5c…

What the fuck is the whistle all about?

All of those knives are cute, but what would you do if you got into a fight with someone? How are you going to eviscerate your opponent, which is my signature move? I think you will find such small knives are not up to the task.

I carry a Trango Pirhana. Tiny, serrated, locks open, biner clip-in hole (blade won't open from a closed position when clipped in, by design)

leatherman squirt ...

the knife is less used, much more common is the small and larger flat head screwdriver to tighten up glasses and pole locks

the pliers seem some use too, as to the scissors and files to trim nails

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tim wrote: What the fuck is the whistle all about?

I have seen that clip a bunch of time before and I have never noticed the whistle before. Talk about random, scene is even funnier now.

I would also add that I have had Metolius TCUs for a long time and never had them slowly slide out of the rock before.

Will S wrote:I carry a Trango Pirhana. Tiny, serrated, locks open, biner clip-in hole (blade won't open from a closed position when clipped in, by design)

+ 1 for this knife. Annnnnd its got a bottle opener!

The pirhana looks excellent for severing limbs as well.

I don't know if it is typical but I got the mini remix on sale years ago for like 12$, that was the deciding factor for me. Of course the duct tape and razor blade set up would be even cheaper.

ChrisJohnsonMT wrote: Like the OP I have been looking for a knife for climbing. This is the best.

I have heard this before and like the idea for a back up, but these are not exactly easy to use without a handle and also easy to drop.

A knife with a handle is not replacable by a razor blade, IMO.

tim wrote: What the fuck is the whistle all about?

I just noticed that mostly of the people in this are attached to the rope with biners rather tied in...

Based on comments here, just bought CRKT "NAID" - this thing rocks! Extremely light weight, genius design!

Good review here youtube.com/watch?v=GjGGTnX…

I carry this wee little gerber in the pocket of my calk bag, forget it’s there till it’s needed GERBER STL 2.0 Knife [22-41122] amazon.com/dp/B000MG7FDW/re…;psc=1

To anybody now reading this, I would recommend against using a non serrated blade as your climbing knife. The Trango - Piranah knife is probably the best low bulk option provided you use the right carabiner. If you want an actual knife with a handle for more general or winter use the petzl knife is the way to go, being able to cut up cheese, cured meat and butter is a great thing to be able to do and is best done with only a partially serrated knife. 

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that guy named seb wrote:

To anybody now reading this, I would recommend against using a non serrated blade as your climbing knife. The Trango - Piranah knife is probably the best low bulk option provided you use the right carabiner. If you want an actual knife with a handle for more general or winter use the petzl knife is the way to go, being able to cut up cheese, cured meat and butter is a great thing to be able to do and is best done with only a partially serrated knife. 

I agree. The serrated blades will still cut even when the non-serrated part becomes dull. I have a Spatha. It's a lot easier to use than the mini knives when you're cutting away layers of crunchy tat at rap anchors. It's also a great camping/backpacking knife, plus the colors are fun. 

The razor blade in the helmet might be a good emergency option but if you are regularly replacing rap anchors a real knife is a lot more convenient and a lot safer as well. 

A tiny 2" blade Gerber, with a tiny cord loop, clipped to a biner or in a pocket, depending.

Mini EMT snips, cut anything but less likely to cut the wrong thing if you are hanging under tension.

Fingernails and toenails too if careful.

For peanut butter I prefer the Super Long Dong.

petzl version is perfect TBH.
the previous small orange one was nice but the new locking one is even better.
Good for alpine, canyoning and ice climbing.
no way I m bringing an expensive Spyderco while climbing.