Talk:Grigri (climbing)

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[edit] Etymology

This link [1] has an interesting story about the origin of the name. It's plausible but fanciful, and unsupported in any case. I didn't find any supporting evidence in my (very brief) search, but I thought I'd put the link here anyway so that someone else can go digging if they're so inspired. — Saxifrage ✎ 17:22, 23 January 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Safety

I removed some misinformation about the gri-gri saying that the belayer is required to let go of the rope with the climber falls. I have worked with the gri-gri for years and have never heard of this technique or ever seen it used. This was dangerous information that could result in death, although I truly hope no one is getting belay advice from wikipedia. If the instructions are to be posted here then they should only be the official directions from Petzl or best practices from a respected climber, not something someone made up. — TheDukeZip ✎ 17:59, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Can a gri-gri break from leverage from a hard fall? (The rope pulling the top part of it off) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dstallman (talk • contribs) 22:29, 2 March 2008 (UTC)