a safety and rescue carabiner holder for securing a carabiner with its gate in the open position while extending the user &# 39 ; s reach several feet in any direction , which is also capable of supporting a long and heavy segment of attached safety rope . the carabiner holder is mounted to the end of an extension pole and includes a restraining structure that grips the bottom of the carabiner and a set of spring - loaded jaw arms that firmly clamp the spine and gate arm of the carabiner in a manner strong enough to withstand any inadvertent shaking and bouncing , ensuring that the carabiner will stay in place until hooked into a target ring and the user releases the carabiner by pulling backwards on the extension pole .