The first rule of climbing gear, is NEVER buy used. Your life depends on any single point of failure. A biner dropped on concrete looks just fine till it fails. Unless you have a lot of faith in who you find to borrow from, I'd recommend buying. CMC Rescue, Carton Rescue (Canada) MEC all have good prices. Sports stores with a small climbing section are pricey.
I'm on a fire department rope rescue team, and am somewhat opinionated eh?
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\"Be like a lion, who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower. You only throw a stick at a lion once.\"
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991)
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