12 August 2014

Four Grigri competitors at Outdoor 2014

The Grigri from Petzl has been the most used locking belay device for almost 20 years inspite of having had some safety issues and that several competitors have tried to come up with better products. During Outdoor 2014, however, four Grigri competitors were released which actually seems to be a step up as when it comes to; Safety, Weight, User friendliness and Price. Both Edelrid and C.A.M.P. presents belay looking devices where the start of the brake goes dynamically. DMM's device is the smallest and weighs only 86 gram less than half of the Grigri 2. Climbing Technolygy's have we been tested before and is now the choice for the Swedish national coach, see the picture. We will come back with reviews including how easy it is to lower down your friend several kilometres during the winter season in the gym. It just might be that the Grigri is about to get outdated?
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