A few years ago, we had the honor of providing carabiners to the Seattle seahawks – check out the story below to see how they used those carabiners to motivate their players to a NFC championship.

Seahawks receive NFC championship rings

….. Most of the players immediately started wearing the rings. A number lined up in a conference room to meet with Jostens representatives about ordering auxiliary pieces for friends and family members.

The Seahawks added one special feature to the rings — a tiny image of a carabiner, an oval metal ring used in mountain climbing.

Before the season, accomplished climber Ed Viesturs gave a motivation speech to the team. Viesturs gave each player a carabiner, and the players received another – either blue or green and inscribed with motivational phrases — after each victory.

“We thought the look of it just came out perfect,” Ruskell said.

[ read full article on espn ]

The item they used was the 3″ Carabiner clip, available here. You can see the image of the rings here.

Go Seahawks!

What creative ways do you use carabiners for motivation?