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simzboardr
Apr 4, 2003, 12:20 AM
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AHHH i love it...they rock... Petzl's reverso is the rope pimp
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lifeguard4
Apr 4, 2003, 3:32 AM
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I agree somewhat. I have a reverso and have loved using it on many multipitch climbs while belaying seconds. But I recently purchased a "Tre" which i guess is fairly new but it like, if you could imagine a reverso and gri gir having a baby. That is about the best way that I can explain a tre. It is great for belaying either leaders and seconds, you can use it on double/twin ropes, and it is auto locking whether belaying a leader or a second. Personally the only thing that I use my reverso for now is to do a double rope rapell. That is the only this that the tre is lacking. Ease of rapells.
I have found the web site for the tre. It does an alright job of describing it and showing what it can do.
http://www.tre-pfullingen.de/html/english.html
If you have any other questions just let me know.
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straightedgeteen
Apr 4, 2003, 3:37 AM
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In reply to: I agree somewhat. I have a reverso and have loved using it on many multipitch climbs while belaying seconds. But I recently purchased a "Tre" which i guess is fairly new but it like, if you could imagine a reverso and gri gir having a baby. That is about the best way that I can explain a tre. It is great for belaying either leaders and seconds, you can use it on double/twin ropes, and it is auto locking whether belaying a leader or a second. Personally the only thing that I use my reverso for now is to do a double rope rapell. That is the only this that the tre is lacking. Ease of rapells.
Who makes the "Tre"
p.s. i love the reverso, also own a gri gri
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robbo
Apr 4, 2003, 12:28 PM
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Straightedgeteen,
You didn't need to buy a "tre". You should have just put your reverso and gri-gri in a box together and waited for the birth!!
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straightedgeteen
Apr 4, 2003, 1:21 PM
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In reply to: Straightedgeteen, You didn't need to buy a "tre". You should have just put your reverso and gri-gri in a box together and waited for the birth!!
Lol i wish
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superbum
Apr 4, 2003, 10:05 PM
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http://www.rockclimbing.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28254&highlight=
The Trango B-52 is looking to be the beter choice....
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coldclimb
Apr 4, 2003, 10:44 PM
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this tre sounds interesting... does it have moving parts to lock off like the grigri, or is it one solid device like the reverso?
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bigdan
Apr 5, 2003, 7:44 AM
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i also like the reverso. my only complaint is that it wears out quickly. the rope-wearing creates sharp edges in a period of months, whereas my ancient atc is still fine after years of abuse. gotta love the smoothness, though.
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apollodorus
Apr 5, 2003, 7:53 AM
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Can you smooth the sharp edges with 400/600/1000 W/D sandpaper? You lose the anodizing (the rope did that first, eh?), but at least this sort of minor maintenance could help?
I've never seen sharp edges appear on an ATC.
I only use the ATC for rapping. The Gri-Gri is the belay device of choice for walls. In fact, I only use the ATC to rap the East Ledges. All single rope raps on the wall are done with the Gri-Gri.
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climb4life
Apr 5, 2003, 9:32 AM
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never heard of it. what does it look like? could sombody perhaps post a picture of it and how to use it? how much does it cost and what manafuactory company makes it?
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koto
Apr 5, 2003, 2:32 PM
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yeah man reversos rule. I think they feel a bit more stable than an ATC. and they look sexy sexy sexy!!!
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one900johnnyk
Apr 5, 2003, 4:40 PM
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climb4life: many of those questions were answered above. look it up on a website. petzl makes it, 22 bucks in most retail stores
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buttets
Apr 5, 2003, 4:56 PM
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I've used the Reverso for about a year now and just love it, :P but.. Last weekend on a climb I set the reverso up for the 2nd in the Auto lock position - which I use a lot.. Anywho, on the crux the 2nd took a little spill which locked up the Reverso as it should.
The reverso was anchored by two cams, in a directional. Between the two cams was a very large boulder which I thought was secure - used it for the last 20 years.. When the second fell the rock pulled forward freeing the cams :shock: . It was lucky that I had sent up a directional top anchor which caught the Reverso quickly!! There would have been no way that I could have held onto that rope... The 2nd took a 12 footer and didn't even realise what had happen...
Now, and I believe everyone should, back up the Reverso when belaying in this manner. Every 10 feet or so I tie a bite in the rope and clip it to my harness just in case that ever happens again!!!
Has anyone else experienced this before? I hope others will see this and back theirs up to!
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