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If he hadn’t been using a GriGri, his climber would have decked. But should something happen to a belayer - and despite our best efforts, things like rockfall happen - a GriGri won’t drop the leader.Ī friend of mine once got yanked into a roof while belaying a steep sport climb, leaving him concussed. Petzl is very clear that the GriGri should not be treated as a hands-free device, and it’s certainly not an excuse for shoddy belay technique.

The great advantage of the GriGri over a tube-style device is assisted braking. The differences in score came down to which devices were most functional over the widest range of circumstances. Testers had their favorites, but all these devices are capable (and they’re all a massive improvement over a Munter or a hip belay). You’ll notice that the lowest scoring device in this review, the ATC-XP, still gets an award nod. In the right circumstances, just about all of them excel in one way or another.

Here’s an unusual confession: there’s a case to be made for all of these devices. The GriGri 2’s closest competition often comes from tube-style devices like the ones reviewed here - or its new-fangled sibling, the GriGri +. But the attempts always run into trouble at some point - the Trango Vergo has been plagued by recalls, and the Mad Rock Lifeguard didn’t quite match the GriGri’s usability. Other companies have been trying to match the GriGri’s functionality for years, and they’re getting closer. It brings an added level of safety while remaining versatile and usable. The GriGri 2 has been a leading device on the market for years, and for good reason. The winner is a trusted classic: the Petzl GriGri 2. Belay devices are one of the central tools of climbing, so we took our six favorites to the cliffs for a showdown.