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belay devices 27-Feb-2004 At 12:59:57 PM Tel

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thanks guys , seems as though it is still a mixed bag.
For myself it would at this point just be used as a single rope belay as I haven't done any multipitch stuff where the other Reverso applications would be used. And from talks I have had, it has been recommended that I buy a 10.5 - 11 mm rope, may sound a bit excessive I really can't comment as I don't know all the ins and outs, but it sounds like the larger diameter would lessen the ' fast ' factor that has been mentioned.
All that said, it does appear that maybe I have jumped the gun and bought a more technical piece than required, so it seems a much simpler belay device maybe the go.

As for the gri gri, I can understand the dificulty pulling slack as I had the same troubles at cliffhanger, so having to work quite hard makes you very concious of what you are doing, but it did feel awkward, that would be a practice makes perfect thing though

As a side note Neils comments:" A gri-gri is also very useful in self rescue aplications. I can use it as a very fast ascender, lowering device for bodys ect. Saves dragging silly prussics up climbs any day.", I read that and understood it to be more about personal proficiency as opposed to negating the value of prussics

as always the opinions and comments make interesting reading giving plenty to think about,
cheers
terry