It may catch, it may not. Personally I think if a device locks up after an initial tug, that should protect you against your belayer potentially losing their balance and accidentally letting go to stabilise themselves. This also looks much less likely to cause a belayer to short rope their climber, so looks to be mostly positive changes to me. There is no perfect belay device though
There is some confusion on this. I think initially Petzl said no. However, it's clearly stated in the technical documentation for the device that it's OK to belay from the top directly off the anchor.
I'm not sure what's happening, but this is a very satisfying demonstration 😊
It’s for rock climbing
Never seen crimps like that, what mountain is this? Are your above the clouds?
Looks like mount Homer, stratified Cedarite.
What Happens if there is no break Hand and a Fall?
There should ALWAYS be a break hand unless it's tied in as shown in the video. This is regardless of the belay device.
It may catch, it may not. Personally I think if a device locks up after an initial tug, that should protect you against your belayer potentially losing their balance and accidentally letting go to stabilise themselves. This also looks much less likely to cause a belayer to short rope their climber, so looks to be mostly positive changes to me. There is no perfect belay device though
Apparently it should NOT be used to belay a person below the belayer.
There is some confusion on this. I think initially Petzl said no. However, it's clearly stated in the technical documentation for the device that it's OK to belay from the top directly off the anchor.
@paulmitchell5349 why? I know it's a different situation, but I like to understand the mechanics of what makes it dangerous
Hopefully all these guides switch to this over the microtraxion...