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What place does a petzl GriGri have in a climbing kit


Arran Turner
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best used as a descender instead of a shunt or similar. can be coupled with a hand jammer for ascent or used in pulley systems to lock. also good in lowering systems and haul lines. I havent seen them used in arb much tho its a more irata piece of kit but they use it more as a spare for rope transfers. also suffers from a low(ish) swl. perfect for belaying climbers tho.

hope this helps jc

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It does the same job as a Grillon and a Cinch and sits between them in terms of size and price.

I just bought a Cinch as its smaller and cheaper than the other two.

 

I.e as on a lanyard, does that mean it can be used as a load bearing secondary or desend out a tree on one on srt or ddrt?

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best used as a descender instead of a shunt or similar. can be coupled with a hand jammer for ascent or used in pulley systems to lock. also good in lowering systems and haul lines. I havent seen them used in arb much tho its a more irata piece of kit but they use it more as a spare for rope transfers. also suffers from a low(ish) swl. perfect for belaying climbers tho.

hope this helps jc

 

That is helpful, its something that im not 100% sure on is when rock climbing/ irata kit is used in the arb industry.

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I use mine as a hauling capture device ie saws and other equipment... Don't use it often and have never used it for anything else, to bulky for the lanyard, plus I was given it by another climber and don't know it's history so would never use it for belay or descending on....

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Good bit of gear but not sufficiently rated for lowering, for this look at the CMC MPD. Much better for small diameter rope lowering control, although expensive (fig 8 is less painfull to buy!).

Grigri is good for your side strops, belay and as a component of an SRT ascent system.

....IMO........

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