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good device
Review by: beenjammin, 2008-06-02
love the grigri great for rapelling or solo toproping i use it for everything including lead roping i absolutely love this device. I have had this device for a very long time and it has yet to dissappoint me!
grigri
Review by: micahd, 2007-07-12
its a great device for beginners or for solo top roping. rappelling with it is hard to keep smooth
panic pull lock-offs
Review by: jeroen2, 2007-07-10
despite of an accident i still use this device, but i woudn't recommend it for inexperienced climbers. 2 years ago someone did a panic pull and i dropped 8 meters down, luckily for me it was indoors so the fall was broken on a mat.
'Edelrid' has developed a belay device that prevents such panic pulls wich is called "eddy".
another minus of the grigri is that when used to belay the first it stops a fall very staticly, but for indoor toprope use it's a very handy device.
'Edelrid' has developed a belay device that prevents such panic pulls wich is called "eddy".
another minus of the grigri is that when used to belay the first it stops a fall very staticly, but for indoor toprope use it's a very handy device.
Set the standard for locking assist
Review by: ja1484, 2007-05-25
Petzl quickly set the standard for the market when this gem came out, and for good reason - it's still the easiest handling, most versatile locking-assist belay device on the market. If you're looking for an LA unit, get this one.
Excellent for all forms of belaying, and especially for belaying a second direct off an anchor.
A few features I would've liked aren't present, like a lockoff on the lowering lever in case of panic pulls, but I can live without it...until someone hits the market with something better anyway :)
Excellent for all forms of belaying, and especially for belaying a second direct off an anchor.
A few features I would've liked aren't present, like a lockoff on the lowering lever in case of panic pulls, but I can live without it...until someone hits the market with something better anyway :)
Nope, not for me.
Review by: Ryanocerous, 2007-04-10
These things give people a false sense of security. It makes them dummies when they use a "real" belay device. If you use this when sport climbing u have to sort of hold the auto-lock off when feeding rope, so it's use-less. I saw a lady drop a guy using one of these, he broke his back. It's hard to feed, and can make people not belay serious enough. Like I said, not for me.
