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PETZL GRIGRI [1 record]

Record 1 1997-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

... a new belay device recommended for belaying [or safeguarding] leader and follower alike.

CONT

The Grigri is a [descender] used in a similar way to a figure 8, but it possesses an integral security system that locks into place under sudden force.

CONT

A recent mechanical device from the French company Petzl is the GriGri, which locks off rope that is fed into it via the action of a friction-activated cam, similar in principle to the inertia reel seat-belt device in cars.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

[Un] dispositif d'assurance du premier ou du second de cordée avec blocage automatique en cas de chute.

CONT

Le Grigri [...] s'utilise de la même façon qu'un Huit pour l'assurance mais possède en plus un système de sécurité intégré qui bloque la corde lorsque l'appareil est soumis à une brusque et forte tension.

CONT

Le Grigri est un [frein d'assurance]. Dans son fonctionnement, [il] ressemble à une ceinture de sécurité : si les mouvements sont doux, la corde coulisse dans les deux sens, s'il y a un choc, le Gri-Gri bloque la corde du grimpeur.

OBS

Aussi peut-il être utilisé comme descendeur autobloquant sur corde simple.

Spanish

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