Rest assured that Black Diamond's ATC-Pilot Belay Device will help you catch whipping lead climbers like any other assisted braking device. Unlike most assisted braking belay devices, the ATC-Pilot doesn't use any moving components to ensure a secure...
"What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying:""The Birdie’s all-steel construction gives me confidence on the wall, and the assisted braking makes belaying smooth and secure. I love how the design reduces rope twists—it’s compact, durable, and super...
Petzl's Grigri has become a standard in the climbing community over the past decade. Climbing gyms now test on them, and a lot of elite climbers rely on their belayers to use the Grigri for its dependable assisted braking and slack-feeding. Petzl simply...