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trad + grigri 28-Feb-2012 At 6:05:38 PM Linze

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thanks psd... considering how launched she gets catching falls sport climbing (have numerous times disproven the gri gri jams open on the first draw theory) i dont think she was keen to add further drama

On 28/02/2012 IronCheff wrote:
>I asked Petzl if the Grigri 2 is suitable for Trad climbing and I got the
>following response. The answer is not Yes or No so not sure if it helps
>at all. I don't have a Grigri but I do have a Click Up which has the same
>issue of positive lock off. I'm also lighter than my partner, I haven't
>used it on Trad yet but would like to.
>
>
Thanks iron cheff. quite the typically vague corporate @ss covering response you got from petzl eh..
I personally wouldnt be going down this road if my partner wasnt significantly lighter than me (im talking sub 45 vs bit over 70) - have always used an atc in the past. i dont know where, but i read that atc slips at 3kn, gri gri at 9ish, meaning (i guess) that it wouldnt slip under many falls???..what this means at the rock end i dont know. so fwiw,i personally wouldnt go the gri gri in normal situations, if that helps you at all.