Petzl Freino for GriGri

Before we begin, I know there's cheaper ways to redirect a rope.

That said, for those that have one or have used one, what's your opinion?

Expensive, but works as intended.

BigFeet wrote:Expensive, but works as intended.

same.

My daughter, who is rather small/light, really likes it. Her original one was stolen, along with her Grigri, and she now has another of both.

I think it's best application is lowering on top belay. No need to have another redirect point on your anchor.

alpinejason wrote:I think it's best application is lowering on top belay. No need to have another redirect point on your anchor.

Yeah, that's what I'm going for.

The ATC is awesome. But for this application (lowering from top belay), the GriGri on the Freino would be so much less gear intensive.

YES! buy it. Love mine and have been using it for years.

Expensive and heavy, use mine for rigging.. I do like clipping the redirect spur onto the harness instead of having to unlock the autolock on the main biner.

hikingdrew wrote:Expensive and heavy, use mine for rigging.. I do like clipping the redirect spur onto the harness instead of having to unlock the autolock on the main biner.

I would use a another biner on my belay loop to redirect the brake strand, rather than unlocking my carabiner housing my belay device. This keeps the system, strong, safe and closed and still achieves the goal of lowering through a redirect if you don't have a Freino.

I know you acknowledged there are better ways, but if you're trying to do what I think you are, I really like using an ATC guide with the technique shown. I feel like not enough people (especially at the ice park) know this method.

mtnguide.net/lowering-belay…

Still on the fence.

I'm going to play around with this set up first (in a controlled environment).

Clip the GriGri to the masterpoint with a large carabiner (BD Rock Lock) and then clip a smaller locker (BD Positron) to the masterpoint as the redirect. Figure the smaller-larger biners stacked would creat a gap to faciliate a redirect as well as provide friction for the brake strand.

If you've already done this, let me know. If you do something else, let me know.

Clip the redirect to your shelf, if using bolted anchors you can clip the redirect directly to one of the bolts. If using an extended masterpoint, tied off to trees for example, you can use a split loop bfk. Many ways to skin a cat.

Erik Kloeker wrote:Clip the redirect to your shelf, if using bolted anchors you can clip the redirect directly to one of the bolts.

I looked at the PDF for the biner and didn't see that the redirect was rated for a fall.

I was referring to lowering with a gri gri using a separate carabiner for the redirect, not using the Petzl freino. Take the rope out of the redirect before you belay your climber, whether it is a separate carabiner or the freino redirect.

I've had the Freino for awhile and have been pleased. The price is steep but the extra point of friction is perfect for general rope control.