Pinch

I’m enjoying the Edelrid Pinch at the moment, I like that it doesn’t flop around, and honestly think I can lower more smoothly with it. A guide told me he prefers it to the grigri with icy ropes. It has a more dedicated channel for the rope to run and add a bit to the braking. Comes with that same 2

I like my Birdie ok. I like that it's straight-feed and not to the side like a Grigri. This helps to reduce rope kinks. But overall it was just easier for me to follow my path dependence on the Grigri. After using the Neox, I prefer this for lead belaying on single pitch. It's lovely. Kinks less but

A couple of questions really need to be answered to narrow down the options. Do you care about weight? Do you want an anti panic function? Do you want to be following manufacturers instructions? There are (to the best of my knowledge) no devices desgined to be used on a single rope abseil that when

Edelrid pinch is even better, especially for weight differences a girl would face. Lowers smoother and no chance of rope burn

If you use an edelrid pinch, it automatically will lower super smooth for you

Love the edelrid pinch especially that it doesn't twist the rope and the rope bearing surfaces are steel. But it sucks at top belay with skinny ropes.

Try swapping out the rope grab on the tether for a belay device like a Petzl grigri or an Edelrid Pinch. You don't have to unload the tether to release or take tension on the rope. just slide the tail through a carabiner where you have your girth hitch and then you can pull the tail to stand up and

Get the edelrid pinch. It’s same giving slack but lowering is so smooth and better for when you are much lighter

I think a lot of dislike for the grigri from people who originally learned to lead belay on an ATC comes from just not having enough practice with it to belay smoothly. I was a grigri hater for years (used an edelrid jul 2 as my ABD for a long time) and have switched to the grigri as of a couple yea

build an anchor, this could be with slings, the same rope or even cooler with cams into cracks in the structure of the concrete. 2 attach rope into the anchor via carabiner. 3.the subjects need a harness 4. the subject in the harness will attach to the rope via a device like an ATC, Edelrid Pinch or