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

Yup, this exactly my gym. Because we climb early on weekdays, often the employees outnumber climbers and the employees are struggling for reasons to look useful, so they interfere with weird feedback that’s not always correct. Also, I’m left handed and the Petzl grigri video for lefties shows you ca

Petzl has not certified the Grigri for that application. Hence the giant lack in the Grigris instructions on how to use it for rope access.

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

Personally, I prefer autotube-style devices (ATC Pilot, Mega Jul, Smart etc.) over the Grigri. The position for holding the device open is far more intuitive and also makes it easier to control the brake strand at the same time. I started with a Giga Jul (it's unfortunately very picky with ropes and

what do you expect to use the rope for? Those 6mm cords are hyper static and should never be used for climbing - only glacier travel and rappelling. Neither of which requires a Grigri or any other auto locking belay device. For rappelling, you'll be using two strands of the rope and either a munter

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