Birdie

a lot of rope twisting can be avoid by keeping the rope path in one plane. all grigri style belay devices i know apply this improvement except for the grigri itself for unknown reasons. they are the edelrid pinch, the camp matik, the mad rock lifeguard, and the beal birdie.

Grigris are pretty standard. I use one myself but I’ve always loved the idea of the Beal Birdie. It’s all metal so seems bombproof and more compact and comes in fun colors. But my grigri has plenty of life left so it’s hard to justify buying myself a birdie.