Revo

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

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

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