Climb Safe: How to belay with the Grigri

The Grigri is an assisted braking belay device. How does it work? How is the rope inserted? How do brake hand and guide hand work together for taking up or paying out rope? What failures should one be aware of when operating the device? The Safety Research Group of the DAV provides anwers.

[hckrun]

Love these vids, they're concise yet detailed in a beneficial manner.

[cioli]

Excellent instruction and information thank you.

[civedm]

Wow. Is that how you work your brake hand?

[timreyes]

Why, when catching a lead fall, do you demonstrate your brake hand in a position that is not the same as when you're feeding slack? Almost like you know should just feed slack how petzl says to or use a different device.

[SteveLong-Mountaineering]

All these comments posted to date are advocating out-dated use of the Gri Gri, particularly the video recommended by Manu Schijf, which shows a method of taking in slack rope for top roping that treats the Gri Gri as if it were a tube device rather than a mechanically assisted braking unit. I don't think these commentators are aware that this video was produced by the DAV Safety Research Group, and then approved by the UIAA Safety Commission before publishing in this English language version. The UIAA Safety Commission manages the Equipment Label that the Gri Gri holds. It includes representation by Petzl. The method shown in the video is not the only way to use a Gri Gri but contrary to its detractor's' comments it has been tried and tested very thoroughly.

[Eating]

This top rope belay technique would get you kicked out of any gym where I'm from. Please demonstrate a safer method.

[chrispolii]

Do you get rope burn from doing the gaswerk method? Not sure if I’m doing it wrong or is it because i was practising on the gym’s top rope section with their in house ropes already hanging there. When i pay out slack the rope burns as it runs through the remaining fingers of the brake hand, no matter how lightly I’m gripping. Even barely gripping and just letting the rope slide but still resting lightly on the fingers causes painful burns.

[mrjc]

What if you use the same belay technique you've learned with a bug, with hand swapping?

[boerenkoolmetworst]

If you want to know more about belaying
(thanks to the hard work of Hard is Easy):

[madln]

Can you belay someone that is also using an auto belay to practice?

[xin]

Seems like has his hand on the unlock mechanism too often.

[krRocks]

alguien que tenga una crónica de escalada en potrero chico?

[majestic]

Funny that everyone in the comments thinks they are more knowledgeable than petzl, the DAV and UIAA...

[alexanderhorton]

"All I see are pork swords" - Juno

[romedcuevas]

We have failed lots of climbers who’s doing tope rope assessment in our gym, with this kind of technique of holding the dead rope.

[bhumikagupta]

I failed the test. Please follow a different video

[sharpparadox]

Man this is wack why do you keep the video up when you literally pinned a comment saying "DO NOT DO THIS"
Come on! Haha

[juansom]

Alguien que tenga artículos interesantes sobre derechos humanos ?

[CookieMonstaJared]

Delete this video this is wrong. The most important part is completely incorrect. You can never take a hand off the dead rope

[Logan-xfje]

For anyone seeing these negative comments, dont listen to them. The Grigri is a foolproof device and if you follow the instructions in this video you will be safe.