Happy using the Reverso for alpine and multipitch because it's small, simple and light.
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belay device
- Category
- Belay device
- Type
- Tube with guide mode
- Key specs
- Single 8.5–11 mm, half 7.1–9.2 mm, twin 6.9–9.2 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
- Weight
- 57 g
Reviews
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Prefers a GRIGRI plus Reverso; the Reverso is a great rappel device with guide mode for belaying off anchors and ascending a rope, and handles double ropes.
Prefers belaying a second from above with their Reverso: with no slack in the system it bites immediately, where a GRIGRI lets the rope slip a few inches; led five pitches on their last trip belaying only with the Reverso.
“if there isn't any unnecessary slack in the system and you're using an ATC/reverso, the climber strand bites down on the break strand immediately and they go nowhere.”
Carries both a Reverso and a GRIGRI; prefers the Reverso for ice, belaying from above and rappelling on one or two strands.