Petzl Grigri

Pros: EASY TO USE, SAFE, very user friendly for ANYONE
Cons: Price...I guess. Rope size requirements, dual-ropes are out

I climb exclusively in the gym right now, but I plan on getting outside and doing some top-rope routes once I get some strength up and better technique. With that said, use the information above to inform you that I am new to the sport; I'm not some ...

Pros: Allows hands-free catching of falls.
Cons: Heavy, expensive, limited uses.

The Petzl Grigri is the Rolls Royce of belay devices. It's large, heavy, expensive, and not much use for day to day situations. I don't normally write the twelfth review of a product, but there seem to be a lot of confused people out there. So I thought I ...

Pros: It's the lazy man's belay device.
Cons: It's the lazy man's belay device.

I have to admit right off the bat that I love Petzl products. Their quality and contruction, as well as the logic that goes behind their ideology is generally exceptional and as a rule of thumb, almost everything they make is generally at least of...

Pros: Safer,easier,better
Cons: price, and possible room for operator error if some one has the intelligence of a doorknob.

The Petzl Gri-Gri (P.G.)is the best belay device on the market and even beginners should shell out the extra cash and leave the ATC's at home.

The PG is an auto locking belay device that sells for about 50 big ones. This device is so safe it...

Pros: extra safty esp for an inexperienced belayer.
Cons: Trad and Sport climbers nightmare

Ever try to hit that quick clip you need while on a climb. you know where you are layed out flat on the rock and reaching with every thing you got...ever have your belay device lock-up and having too waite for it too release again. I know i have and i...

Pros: Nearly automatic belaying action; rugged and dependable
Cons: Heavy, expensive, can inspire a false sense of security

The Petzl Grigri is designed to be a self actuating belay device. If the correct size rope is fed through the device slowly, as while a belayed climber is moving up the rock, the device allows the rope to move unhindered. If the rope moves too quickly,...

Pros: Highly effective for braking climbers
Cons: Potentially hazardous when lowering climbers

The Grigri was initially designed to provide climbers with an "auto-lock" safety feature to catch the climber in case the belayer fell asleep or was daydreaming. In this capacity the tool is extremely effective, especially for inexperienced...

Pros: Versatile, useful!
Cons: Must be used properly to be safe!

Both the good and bad comments that you hear about the safety of the Grigri are true. If used properly, it is a phenomenal and safe device. If used improperly, it can cause a belayer to make a serious mistake. Personally, I employ the Grigri for three...

Pros: Safety and Reliability
Cons: Feeding rope

I purchased the Petzl Grigri because people I trusted told me it was the perfect belay device. It is brilliantly designed and constructed. From a lead climbers point of view, however, I would like to point out the difficulty with which it feeds rope...

Pros: Great for top roping when the climber is going to take a lot of falls
Cons: Heavy, expensive, hopeless for lead climbing

I've owned a GriGri for maybe five years and mine doesn't get much use. The GriGri is great in only two situations. The first is in climbing gyms. Anything gyms can do to reduce their exposure to personal injury liability lawsuits is worth the cost....

Pros: Sturdy, reliable, and can make up for belayer errors
Cons: Requires care in threading rope, and horrible for belaying trad.

While I personally still stick to my ATC 99% of the time, when you're belaying topropers, or in some cases aiders, it's a wonderful tool that can let you relax a little and not have to focus so hard on what your climber is up to. As a self-locking belay...

Pros: Everything
Cons: None

I purchased a Grigri about 3 years ago after me and some of my friends built a 2.5 story climbing wall in an old barn. I initially bought it to belay people but had an idea to use it as an ascender/descender, it worked great! While your climbing (top...

Pros: lifesaver
Cons: feeding the rope

a GRI GRI saves lives.
beginners as well as experts lose their attention. Even more so on those long trad leads or beautiful days. The Gri works great from the ground or as when you belay your second from above.
By the time someone is taking a...

Pros: great for long climbs, almost impossible to be droped
Cons: not good for lead belay and creates bad habits

Petzl has created many devises for climbing which makes the technical part of climbing easier, more fun and safer. Even though the GriGri is not a new invention it is still a very useful item. On long top rope routes, this devise is very useful and helps...

Pros: You don't *have* to think. Trusted quality.
Cons: You don't *have* to think. Limited applications.

Ok, think about your seatbelt in your car for a second.

Basically the GriGri is based on the same concept. When there's a sudden jerk of the rope the GriGri "locks up." And like a seatbelt the GriGri has probably caused alot of accidents from happening. But unlike a seatbelt a GriGri shouldn't be used in all situations.

First off only ropes from 10 - 11 mm in diameter will fit correctly in the GriGri. And you can only use it for SINGLE rope climbs.

I've seen a lot of reviewers complain about it's weight, but seriously, it weighs 225 g and you really wouldn't ever need to have one on your harness while you're climbing anyway.

It's great for beginners but more advanced climbers might fit it limited to single pitch climbs or top rope climbs. I was a member of a gym for 3 years that had a really great indoor rock climbing wall. There were 6 routes that people used GriGris on and not once did a GriGri malfunction in stopping thousands and thousands of falls.

So if used as indicated this is a great device.