Try a D carabiner with your Grigri — Alpine Savvy

Because the rope never touches your carabiner when you use a Grigri (or any similar assisted braking device), you can pretty much use any kind of carabiner you like. In fact, Petzl suggests that you don’t use an HMS carabiner.

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Rope ascending with the Petzl Traxion — Alpine Savvy

Lowering a climber - reasons and methods — Alpine Savvy

Ascender mod - quicklink in the small hole — Alpine Savvy

How does your belay device affect impact forces? — Alpine Savvy

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Lowering a climber - reasons and methods — Alpine Savvy

Grigris for alpine climbing — Alpine Savvy

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Try a D carabiner with your Grigri — Alpine Savvy

Rope blocks 101 — Alpine Savvy

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