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 3, 2017 · grigris are auto locking assisted brake devices, yes, but they're not 100% fail safe. there have been cases with light climbers or slow falls ...

Feb 10, 2012 · It makes belaying a hangdogging climber much less tedious, and the big thing I notice is that it makes it safer for the belayer to catch a fall ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nov 23, 2016 · The videos and pictures from Petzl show that the thumb is placed on the cam at the back of Grigri, behind the climbers side of the rope, on the ...

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 ...