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Gris Gris banned at Sydney Indoor 28-Jun-2006 At 4:50:17 PM climbingjac

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On 28/06/2006 patto wrote:
>If you operate the gri-gri exactly in exactly the same manner as ATC,
>ie the brake hand never leaves the rope then I don't see how there could
>be a problem. (except for a wrongly threaded device) The device is designed
>to assist the brake hand, not replace it. 99% of the time it operates
>well without the brake hand, however it is the 1% that is the concern.
>
>The problem lies in peoples complacency, people get complacent and rely
>on the gri-gri to auto-lock without the brake hand there. The gri-gri
>is NOT designed for this. Furthermore as has been pointed out, it is difficult
>to feed quickly without sacrificing some safety. I think it is better
>to feed slowly than to introduce the potential for belay failure.

Also a good argument. Maybe the solution is not to ban grigris, but to forbid removing the brake hand from the rope. If that means feeding out more slowly then so be it. Anyway, just another idea for the mix - thanks patto!