Ask 10 different climbers this question and you’ll likely get 10 different answers. Some will say as few as 2 locking carabiners and that’s it. What these folks don’t say is that while they’re only taking 2 locking biners they’re also bringing along a half dozen quickdraws, which are pre-made protection setups with a carabiner at each end connected by a powerful nylon strap. So while they may say they never take more than 2, they’ve actually got 14 carabiners on their rack. They’re just not all individual biners.\r