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December 23, 2013

The World's Worst Belayer

In climbing and mountaineering, proper use of belay devices is the cornerstone of the belay chain. The belayer holds the life of his partner in his hands. This task requires as muc...

June 21, 2011

Petzl GriGri 2 Recall

Potential problems with the break lever lead to a recall of the Petzl GriGri 2

May 10, 2011

Review: Petzl GriGri 2

A look at the new GriGri 2 from Petzl

March 7, 2011

How To Identify Petzl Counterfeits

To followup on last month's warning about counterfeit Petzl products , Petzl has produced this handy chart to help you decide if your Petzl gear is genuine or not.

February 12, 2011

Warning About Chinese Counterfeits Of Petzl Products

Petzl has a warning on their website about counterfeit versions of some of their popular gear like the Attache carabiner and the Ascension jumar. Not surprisingly these rip-offs do...

July 21, 2010

New Belay Devices In The Offing

An updated GriGri from Petzl is among the notable new belay devices coming in 2011

New GriGri Belay Technique
May 2, 2008

Whipper Night...Unsafely?

With last night being whipper night at team (sorry Tony) the below video that I found at the newly redesigned Splitter Choss Blog seems especially pertinent. The video demonstrates...

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