Edelrid

Pinch

The EDLERID Pinch requires one less carabiner to be clipped to our harness and in doing so increases control and safety. This belay device attaches directly to our harness's belay loop, which keeps the device closer to us, increasing feedback, eliminating cross-loading, and making it easier to pay out more slack. Because we don't need our index finger to steady the device when paying out a ton of slack, we can keep four fingers on the rope, which reduces the risk of un-camming the device if our partner takes an unexpected fall while clipping. When lowering our partner, we don't have to curl the rope over the side, but instead can keep it running through linearly along steel brake grooves to reduce tangling, boost durability, and increase our control on the brake strand. Also, the anti-panic function can be disabled for less fuss when lowering our lighter climbers. The Pinch doesn't just do single pitches but comes in handy on our multi-pitch ventures: The design can be used with a carabiner for increased clearance at belay stations and can be clipped in four different directions for clean operation no matter our setup.