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Grigri impact force on protection .... 14-Jul-2005 At 3:00:30 PM manacubus

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There is a stack of opinions in this rc.com thread:

grigri for belaying trad?? i know the answer is around

Unfortunately there's a lot of crap mixed in with valid points, as always. Worth reading if you're very interested.

I guess this was a pretty pertinent point:

Using a grigri WILL increase the force on the protection in the event of a fall (when compared to a tube style device). Whether this is significant will entirely depend on the specific circumstances.

There is no right or wrong answer here, but people should be making an informed decision, and make that decision based on the type of climbing, protection, rock, etc. etc. etc. they will be experiencing, and what balance of risk - convenience is right for them.