A superb light all-around sling

The first of these more ‘difficult’ products to produce and a real breakthrough in sling technology, 12mm dyneema which was the first sling to be designed made to Wild Country’s own specifications.

Difficult to produce at the time, combining dyneema and nylon in a weave that was predictable and reliable enough to give the ‘sewability’ required to make the three sigma target every time.

12mm x 60cm Dyneema sling - ideal long extender or short belay sling.

Released in 1999 12mm was both hailed as radical, as well looking unfeasibly thin when first marketed. Indeed at first there were many sceptics who felt it was too thin and wouldn’t appeal to a public that was still mainly hooked on 19mm Nylon.

120cm 12mm Dyneema sling - ideal for belay and occaisionally a very long extender!

At only 22 grams a metre its lightness and flexibility was astounding and meant that swapping from 19mm tubular nylon (about 42gms metre) saved nearly 50% of the weight per sling. Due to this superb ratio of weight to performance, and the proven longevity of 12mm, only four years on from it’s launch 12mm Dyneema is now a benchmark in slings.

240cm 12mm Dyneema sling - an ideal belay sling.

Wild Country produces a full range of slings in 12mm Dyneema from Express QD slings to 240cm belay slings. Express slings in 10 / 15 / 20cm are usually used only for Quickdraws and have an extra bartack to hold one of the karabiners in the 'draw firmly in place.

Almost the 'industry standard' now 12mm Dyneema is the most widely available sling size.

Buy 12mm Dyneema now.

3 Sigma rated, CE EN566, UIAA 104.

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