Reverso

Hey man don't buy the atc-xp, get the guide version (petzl reverso, atc guide or similar). It's only a few $ more.

Belay device with a "guide" mode (ie DMM Pivot / Petzl Reverso) is slightly more useful as it can be used also to belay from the top. (as can tons of other techniques ofc) Depending on the terrain you could use a screw + microtrax + tibloc for crevasse rescue. (even though tibloc can be replaced wit

Yeah man you need actual straps. The whole point of a C3 crampon, considering your Katahdin project is a summer hike just with snow on it that would work fine with nontechnical, is ease of use. If you start fiddling with a Paracord monstrosity, that ease of use is lost. But you don't need to buy the

Hopefully OP means a Wild Country Revo and not a Petzl Reverso for LRS. Absolutely do not LRS with a Reverso.

I’ve rapped on the petzl purline a bunch. I use a grivel scream and an autoblock and it is great. You could also use a reverso and stuff both strands through one slot and add a second locking carabiner…

Petzl GriGri can be used for anchor belaying but only on a single rope. Plus it's a pretty heavy device. Personally I would rather get Petzl Reverso or another ATC.

Do the course with rental gear. You’ll be rough on equipment the first time round, better put that wear and tear on the rental gear. Research about the different categories of shoes, axes, harnesses etc. and think about what you want to do and which category of gear fits best without looking at bran

Not a ton of differentiation aside from guide loops. Some models dont like fatter ropes as much (think petzl reverso, dmm pivot) while others are more okay with them (think ATC) but any will work just fine for a rap so in that regard yeah a tube is a tube. If you are really into the nitty gritty som

What the effing heck is that belay set up?Holly hell, who thought it was a good idea to actively work against setting up people to not fail outside of that weird set up.I'm pretty sure Petzl would be against belayers keeping both hands above the device at all time. If there's one thing I'm always te

belay gloves / assisted braking device (grigri, pilot, giga jul) and you will be totally fine also consider thickness of rope vs size of atc. some are super wide and thinner ropes fly through (BD ATC), some are really skinny (e.g. Petzl reverso) and thick ropes will be almost jammed in there in your