ATC

I’m a small person who often belays larger ones. I found the ATC a little too unforgiving, so I switched to a Black Diamond Pilot. Way cheaper than a grigi. The shape of the device gives you a clear, simple way to control the rope’s max speed alongside your brake hand. I use a Neox now (a lead-centr

I’m small relative to many people I belay, at times at the level of the difference you’re taking about. I’ve never had any issues with safety on TR (with chain and steel ring anchors), mostly just with ease of lowering. My ATC was the worst and most annoying, the Black Diamond Pilot was much better

It appears that it's from a small company in Australia: https://cowellengineering.com.au/products/slow-go-pulley It does specify design loads on the image here and says it satisfies EN 12572 which appears to be a standard for climbing equipment. But I couldn't find anything on their site, they have