Others offer an assisted-braking mode only for belaying one or two followers.Īmong the devices that provide assisted bra king when belaying a leader, top-rope climber or follower, many use an internal camming mechanism to lock down on the rope when a climber falls.Some provide assisted braking whether you’re belaying a lead climber, top-rope climber or a follower on a multipitch climb.There a couple different types of assisted-braking devices: Some people, especially lightweight climbers, find tubular belay devices to be slow for rappellingīest for: Sport climbing, gym climbing, multipitch trad climbingĪssisted-braking belay devices (also sometimes called self-braking, self-locking, auto-blocking or auto-locking devices) are designed to lock down on the rope when a sudden force is applied to it to help the belayer catch and hold a fall.Can be used for rappelling on two strands.Work with many rope diameters and can accommodate single or double ropes.To learn more, see the section in this article on assisted-braking belay devices. Some tubular devices can be set up as an assisted-braking device for belaying one or two followers on a multipitch climb. When it’s time to rappel, the dual slots found on nearly every tubular device accept two strands of rope for standard rappelling technique. Some tubular devices have ridges or "teeth" to create even more friction.
Friction caused by the bent rope's contact with the belay device slows down and stops the rope, helping to protect the climber. The rope is folded and pushed through the device and clipped with a locking carabiner to the belayer or directly to the anchor. These are very common and are suitable for any kind of climbing. Best for: Multipitch trad climbing, sport climbing, gym climbing
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