Grigri

I am an AMGA SPI. You will need a GriGri for the course. I don’t know what course you are taking but if you are going through the SPI program, the AMGA does not use a plate style device for any techniques. Everything is done with a GriGri or Munter Hitch. I would not recommend buying a passive devic

As far as I'm aware, all of the cases when the auto locking grigri feature fails are from a top rope or lead belay setup. Though if anyone has any stories to share of their belay from above grigri failure I'd love to hear it. My hunch is that the weight of the rope pulling on the mechanism is what p

OK answer this question, why is using a microtraxion for something that petzl says you shouldn't use it for a better option than using a standard guide mode belay? Or a grigri? Or even a body belay? Using a microtraxion only makes sense in a super tiny situation, and it really doesn't seem like you'

Just seems like they were designed to change the game, and to try to become the new standard, since the community has been stuck on the grigri for going on three decades. Problem with that is the game doesn't need to be changed, anything the grigri needed petzl came along and changed in the next ite

Protection: 16 Walnuts sized 1-10 (some overlap) 4x Torque nuts (size 1-4) 4x cams (sized 1-4) Instead of the torque nuts, get either DMM alloy offsets 7-11 (or 7-9...10/11 don't really leave my harness in my experience). I don't know a ton about slate, but in limestone you will probably need smalle

I completely trust the GriGri in guide mode and sometimes even use a Micro Traxion to belay from the top. I feel like it makes risk assessment easier—you just need to understand the possible failure points, acknowledge them, and not underestimate the risks. A huge number of climbers use it this way,