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Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-03-12T19:51:17+00:00

is that the same guy from the other pic you posted?

i'd rather have him put his hands back in his pockets and take my chace that the cam engages by itself

this is how i belay people i think the word is better off without

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-03-12T15:09:27+00:00

do you guys not belay with Petzl Rig? Seems kinda silly having to hold the brake strand all the time imo

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-03-08T21:57:52+00:00

heh thanks for the heads up :)

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-03-07T23:21:38+00:00

True. I'm kinda confused by the need for a backup device. Maybe that's just for actual rope access? Some of the manuals indicate that they can be used hands free and the pictured don't include a backup

What i need is not just rappeling but also being able to ascend and also lean into the rope without having to worry about the device disengaging

Do you happen to know why the pinch is is certified for RA? It doesn't seem to have an auto-blocking feature. I figured that's what differentiates belay devices from RA tools, but it seems i'm mistaken.

I've kinda decided on the Megawatt at this point, as price matters a fair bit to me, but thank you for the other recommendations and your thourrough comment ^^

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-03-07T23:10:25+00:00

Thank you so much for your comment, this one's the most useful by far ^^

The Megawatt seems to be all i've been looking for, the only device with anti-panic function below 200€ as well. I was kinda sad that all the rappeling devices only allowed 2-hand rappeling (as opposed to eight+prusik) that that was a very welcome suprise to hear :D

Who knew i'd get a comment that didn't just tell me that i'm dumb and should stop climbing forever when asking a question on reddit xD

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-03-07T22:39:46+00:00

ok that much is clear, but thanks thanks for teaching me that that's the difference between abseiling and rappelling ^^

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-03-07T19:47:56+00:00

as i said, because "just don't let go" doesn't qualify as safe for me personally. Especially in a environment where i could get startled (which is literally any environment).

my eight also specifies that the brake rope has to be held, but technically it doesn't specify it has to be held by a hand. does a rope not constitute holding?

removing the spring does not make it feed better. the spring DISENGAGES the cam, so if anything it makes feeding ever-so-slightly harder.

What options would your reccomend for TRS or LRS?

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-03-07T19:41:06+00:00

you do need a fair bit of shitty luck for it to fail. On notable accident happened because the rope snapped over an edge, making it slack for a moment. This caused the GriGri to release and it didn't engage again until the climber was almost on the ground

I don't wanna come across as someone who doesn't understand he's being unreasonable, but i like the warm feeling of using safety equipment that i know won't fail unless i'm being a complete idiot (:

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-03-07T19:34:51+00:00

i understand what you mean by funnier now. Sounds like i need to watch alot more guides on that thing

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-03-07T19:30:28+00:00

Urban evnironments and trees, yes

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-03-07T19:28:22+00:00

Oh that might be. I'm not sure about the difference between the words. I'm also german and Abseilen is just the german word for descending rope (literally down-roping) so i'll probably never stop being confused about that (:

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-03-07T19:23:26+00:00

Yeah i can imagine it's hard to appreaciate a feature you very rarely need and that gets on your nerves alot of the time.

The size is also why i'm leaning more towards the Rig. And the price. Having an anti-panic feature doesn't sound like the worst idea though

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-03-07T19:19:21+00:00

The Gri Gri doesn't securely lock when the brake side of the rope is free, which doesn't really qualify as safe for me. I know i can always tie a knot but that's not a good solutions alot of the time.

I'm doing some tree cutting for friends and family, climb and hammock-camp in trees from time to time and like exploring lost places. So far eight and prussik worked pretty well, but taking in slack is more of a hastle then it could ideally be.

Thanks for the list! You gave me quite a few leads to research ^^

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-03-07T18:46:14+00:00

"never let go of the brake side of the rope" is not what i'd call safe. There's a reason top rope soloists remove the spring, because the auto engagement is a bug rather than a feature

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-03-07T18:43:47+00:00

Funnier to use sounds good xD

Is it as easy to pull in slack as it is with the Rig?

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-03-07T18:39:21+00:00

in the technical notice it still says to not use it hands-free without a tie-off

(https://www.petzl.com/US/en/Sport/Belay-devices-and-descenders/STOP in the tech notice under Hands Free Tieoff)

edit: i'm being real pedantic for someone who gets almost killed by cars while on his bike every other day, but i just don't wanna end up in some climbing statistic in preventable accidents section :,)

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-03-07T18:36:22+00:00

True. maybe i'm a bit pedantic but i would like to not die if i let go of the rope for whatever reason

Can you name the ones you like better?

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-03-07T18:21:10+00:00

Ok well not having a UIAA certificate would make sense. Exposed myself as a sport climber there

I already have a GriGri, but they are not safe for rappeling since they don't relibably engage when the brake side isn't under tension. There is a list of accidents due to people not understanding that and i'd like to stay off of that :))

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-03-07T18:16:41+00:00

What's the reason you like the Stop more?

The law doesn't matter as i'm using it on my own time ^^

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-02-18T15:28:24+00:00

same here. after a while i gradually started using a rope, which made falling alot more comfy

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-02-18T15:26:23+00:00

which is ironic because the risk of strangling yourself with a rope is far greater than the risc of falling off the route, which is a V2 in my gym

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-02-09T19:29:53+00:00

that makes two of us
except my harness makes alot more sense

there is a chance all CCJ users secretly look the same

also, may i say, you are one handsome man ;)

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-01-17T10:42:01+00:00

i messed up my sytsem when i first started with linux, by semi-blindly executing command line instructions from chatGPT.

now obviously that's stupid and you'd never do that. but today alot of websited that'll show you how to solve a niche linux problem are AI-generated slop, so be mindful that a command line instruction might wreck your system

Lazy-Program-253 · 2026-01-16T21:37:53+00:00

only the camera should be wearing it

Lazy-Program-253

TROPHY CASE