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Gri-gris - any failures? 27-Feb-2004 At 9:27:02 AM Mike

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On 26/02/2004 Rich wrote:
>Holding down the cam with your pinky sounds like a good idea (off tradgirl).

On 26/02/2004 dalai wrote:
>For feeding out slack for clipping:
>Underhand grip of the rope - break hand. Slide under the Gri-gri with
>the right hand briefly holding the cam as suggested above, quickly feeding
>rope out with the left. Immediately bring the right back onto the break
>end again.

Above Right: The aforementioned pinky method is now the one recommend by Petzl. It's harder than it looks. There is a distinct tempation to release the break end temporarily and use stronger fingers than a pinky to hold down the cam. Particularly when your leader is demanding slack fast.

>Too many people belay with a Gri-gri by cradling it continuously with
>the left hand, thumb resting on the cam to allow easy feeding slack in
>and out with the right hand... which also means it can be held down all
>to easily in the event of a fall.

Right: The wrong way to feed out slack.