The Petzl GriGri safety dilemma

R & I has published Belay Screw-ups and What To Do About Them. The big dilemma is that, like on the picture by Klaus Fengler, belayers tend to use a GriGri technique which is not authorized by Petzl. Ten years ago 8a suggested a GriGri technique which actually made Petzl change their manuals. At that time, most of climbers, including several of the most famous athletes, used a deadly dangerous technique. I personally made several celebrities change their GriGri handling. Later, Petzl introduced another belay technique which almost is not used. Now, most use something similar to what 8a suggested and what is shown in the picture. Safety is the most important issue in climbing and this article pinpoint the Petzl GriGri safety dilemma. Some three years ago, Petzl did withdraw a GriGri safety video that had been shown 0.5 million times as 8a had told Petzl that one of their famous athlete was using another deadly dangerous GriGri technique.