Click Up

I've never used a Click Up, but when I've been belayed with them, even by people I know to be experienced and competent belayers, I've found them very prone to unwanted lock-ups and brutal short-roping. But then the highly unfashionable Alpine Up is my preferred device for half rope belaying, so ...

I also think that the structural distinction between the ClickUp and standard assisted-braking tubes, such as the Smart or Mega Jul, is an important variable. The lack of a designed thumb-catch or ergonomic method to momentarily hold the ClickUp open while paying out slack often necessitate an awkwa