Smart

I like the mammut smart 2.0. I think it's normally 50 bucks, but REI has it on sale etc. It has no moving parts in it but uses an interior pinching surface that interfaces with the rope and caribiner to assist lock if the rope starts feeding too quickly (someone is falling). With a single mechanism

Yeah, silly me for not mentioning my belay device. I use Mammut Smart 2.0, from the manual it says: "To guarantee optimum functioning of the Smart 2.0, the use of a Smart HMS or a similar symmetrical, round-profile HMS carabiner is recommended." What bothers me here is the phrase "symmetrical, round

I'll toss in my vote for the mammut smart 2.0. It's cheap compared to grigri money, and not because it isn't durable or well made. Put the money saved towards a belay class at a local gym, or through a local guide in your area. I belay with one, lead and top-rope, indoor and outdoors, and have been

late to the convo but you made the right decision. I never had a Pilot but I have used the Mammut Smart 1.0/2.0 for many years (same thing really). I belayed with an ATC for years before getting the Smart. Grigris just never seemed to be worth the price (vs your basic ATC). today, the plethora of ve