Mar 12, 2014 · Improving my lead belaying · Use a gri-gri or a similar brake assisting device. · Be mindful of route geometry, watch out for your climber falling ...

Sep 11, 2014 · This "loose-grip" slide is basically letting go off the brake side of the rope. If a fall was to happen at this point with a normal belay device ...

Feb 6, 2013 · Not as funny, but I like that petzl did this. It shows pro climbers, the ones we should be looking up to, being safe and using the device ...

Aug 24, 2015 · This, used properly a Gri-Gri is objectively safer. (I know Ill get comments saying used correctly an ATC is as safe) If your belayer gets ...

Jun 4, 2023 · The link says all this: One technique is to simply move toward the cliff. The other technique, for occasional and short-term use, requires ...

May 24, 2022 · If I'm understanding it right, you'd fix a friction hitch onto the climbers end, attach a carabiner to the loop of the hitch, redirect the brake ...

Oct 20, 2020 · It is similar to some of the ideas shared in this post on extending the masterpoint, particularly similar to this technique posted on Climbing.

Apr 8, 2019 · I learned to lead belay when someone handed me a rope, said "you know what you're doing", and setoff up a 5.6 in a gym while watching me over ...