Quickdraw

A quickdraw (also known as an extender) is a piece of climbing equipment used by rock and ice climbers to allow the climbing rope to run freely through bolt anchors or other protection while leading. The straight gate carabiner is clipped to the protection; a bent gate is used for the rope.

Use

A quickdraw consists of two carabiners connected by a sewn loop of webbing referred to as a dogbone. These differ in two ways from slings used in traditional climbing: the webbing is sewn through which provides greater rigidity and assists the speed of clipping, and protection from the carabiner clipping itself out of the sling loop in a fall.

Dogbones typically run between 12 centimetres (5 in) and 30 centimetres (12 in) in length. Traditional climbers tend to opt for longer quickdraws, which allow for greater rope movement and thereby reduce the chances of protection becoming dislodged. Shorter, stiffer, easier to clip quickdraws are preferred by sport climbers, who rely on fixed protection and do not have the same concerns about dislodgement.

Quickdraw (disambiguation)

A quickdraw is a piece of climbing equipment used to connect rope to bolt anchors.

Quickdraw or Quick Draw may also refer to:

Quick Draw (TV series)

Quick Draw is a television series created by Nancy Hower and John Lehr for Hulu. Lehr stars in, and Hower directs, this partly improvised half-hour comedy Western. The show follows Harvard graduate John Henry Hoyle who becomes the sheriff of Great Bend, Kansas, in 1875.

The show marks Hulu's third foray into original scripted programming. It premiered online on August 5, 2013.

Overview

Fresh off the stagecoach from Harvard, Sheriff John Henry Hoyle and his reluctant Deputy Eli introduce the emerging science of forensics to hunt down the Wild West’s most dangerous criminals.

Cast and characters

Production

On April 30, 2013, Hulu announced two new original television series, The Awesomes and Quick Draw. On August 5, Hulu debuted the first two episodes of Quick Draw. On November 4, 2013, Hulu announced it would renew the show for a ten-episode second season, which began on August 7, 2014.