There is no right answer because you are looking for an assisted belay device for the wrong reasons. The extra layer of assistance is a huge and non-negligible help for a person who can belay but is momentarily caught off-guard (not paying attention), incapacitated, or the situation escalates (eg a

Lefty here, If you have to belay left-handed only devices that I know would be: ATC "auto" tubers like Smart and Jul Eight Wild Country Revo But honestly, just learn to belay right-handed as devices are designed for that. I can't even belay left-handed anymore (so used to doing it right-handed)

Ich habe auch manchmal Angst vor Sicherungsfehlern und lasse mich desswegen ungerne mit Geräten sichern, die nicht (halb) automatisch blockieren. Ich glaube nach so einer Erfahrung würde ich das dann erzwingen und mich nicht mehr mit ATC sichern lassen.(sollte ich vielleicht ohnehin...) Besonders ve

I have used both the pinch and the grigri and I like the pinch a bit more due to its better ergonomics. The direct attachment and the straight rope feed are both more comfortable for me to use. On the other hand, I don't really like either of these devices for lead rope belaying. Both are very grabb

The Wild Country Revo is probably the closest thing to a foolproof belay device. It automatically locks when the rope exceeds a certain speed, otherwise, it acts like a weak ATC. That does mean that it requires more strength to stop a fall or hold a hanging climber without the emergency brake, but t

You want a Wild Country Revo and an Edelrid Ohm / Ohmega. The Revo locks up reliably and is panic-proof - your kids can't disable the locking, even during lowering. If you're worried about your kids not holding the dead hand of the rope, neither the grigri nor the neox is suitable. The Ohm / Ohmega

My preferences are a grigri and reverso. If you get into outdoor climbing, the reverso is a great rappel device that has the advantage of guide mode, which lets you belay off anchors for multipitch climbing and ascend a rope (this is useful in self-rescue scenarios like rappelling past anchors). It

I'd recommend anything with assisted breaking, whether that's a GriGri, NEOX, Pinch, Smart, Mega/Gigajul or anything else that's rated for it. I haven't really got on well with the Trango Vergo or Wild Country Revo, but just about any other assisted breaking device works well for me

So after reading everyone else: Wild country Revo. Even if you dont hold the brake line as its an interia based belay device will stop the fall. Better if u teach them but thats atleast the safest ( not the better nor the most usefull)

i agree. with the grigri, it is possible that it does not engage by itself, that the user prevents it from engaging by pressing the cam or by pulling the lever to far when lowering, and inserting the rope incorrectly. the revo has none of these. when wild country presented the revo on trade fairs, t