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Carabiner loading 3-Mar-2015 At 7:41:42 PM Macciza

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Sorry but I doubt that having 2 ropes tied into a HMS biner like that is going to triple the load, which is what you are saying - 24 vs 8 ...
HMS loads would have to be tested at centre of basket and running two ropes through them is very common. Ie twin or double ropes, so I am guessing 2 ropes is fine . . .
2 cloves only adds another 2 ropes on either side of them, and if you oriented them so the loaded lines are both to middle then that is where most of the load would go, onto the single loaded strand near the middle, not much different really . . .
Of course if it was a wide basket D style biner you may get some additional leverage load..

So really it's not that much of any issue, particularly if just being used as a personal anchor...