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broganadams
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Aug 21, 2001, 6:54 AM
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Give me the pro's and con's of this battle. I wouldn't spend 75 dollars on something that I don't need because I am doing it with the ATC that I got for ten dollars. Maybe I am missing something.
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russman
Aug 21, 2001, 1:12 PM
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we have talked about this and not too long ago...goto the following link, it is another topic about this
Keep your head in the Game
I personally use an ATC at the rocks, but in my garage when I am teaching (pepole like my wife) who haven't done it before, i use a GriGri. Check out the other post
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wigglestick
Aug 21, 2001, 7:54 PM
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It also depends on what you are going to be climbing. If you are just going to the gym or short sport climbs than a Gri Gri is fine but if you are ever going to do anything more than 1/2 a rope length then you are going to need an ATC or similar device to get down unless you rig some kind of crazy system and rappel on a single strand and then pull it down with the other rope. If you only want to buy a single belay device than I would not suggest getting a grigri unless you only plan on climbing in a gym and short routes. But for most people a grigri is a second device that people use in certain situations. I use mine for the long (2-3 Hour) belays on aid routes where your attention will inevitably drift.
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