Grigri

Self belaying is not an approved use of a grigri. There are some climbers that go against the recommendation, but they know the techniques and equipment well enough that they wouldn't have had to ask your question years before they do it. Don't kill yourself with a grigri. Petzl makes equipment for

I just did a little digging around and Petzl says it's safe to belay from the top with a Neox as with a Grigri. They just emphasize to keep a hand on the brake strand as always. I much prefer using my ATC guide for all top belays and rappels. It pretty much mitigates any possibility of an ABD gettin

the only main difference is that the Neox has a spinning wheel that makes it easier to lead belay Also makes misuse way more dangerous in many cases. Most assisted belay devices have a slight chance of locking up even if you didn't hold the brake rope (in no circumstance you should let go of the bra

See, this is a very common misunderstanding about the grigri. It locks up most of the times when you let go of it entirely with just the weight of the climber on it. It doesn't always do so. The grigri locks up if it has enough friction in it, but many things can reduce friction through it: very flo

A) NSP, as an educational organization, can’t do anything about your local mountain’s protocol for self evacuation. So there’s no one to report them to there. B) I’d recommend getting a lot of supporting documentation from the manufacturer about proper and improper use of their device. I’ve never he

2x static ropes, 1x dynamic 1 static is your backup, and has a fall arrest device like a petzl ASAP with an ASAPsorber attached The dynamic and other rstatic are your working and haul lines, you're already used to those The ASAP allows you to go hands free and no catastrophe knots which is lovely, j

Petzl neox avoids the bad manoeuvers you can have with a grigri

Eh maybe? Rig and ID are rated as "Auto Locking". Grigri is rated as "Assisted Braking". I have no idea how the grillon is rated when off of it's included rope. I know in single mode they say you can go hands free without tying it off, but that is in the context of the full assembly (device + rope)

Think of the mechanism for a second (it's basically the same in both Grigri and Neox), what would cause it to trigger if the brake strand isn't being loaded during a fall? In Grigri it's friction inside the mechanism that can trigger it but they've practically removed that option with the Neox as th

you need to be cautious about climbing above your device since a fall could break your back This is a common misconception about falling on static rope. Yes, if you tie into a static line or a runner, cinch your knot up real good and take a factor 1 fall onto it, you will absolutely get hurt, and pr