Choosing the best belay device can be very difficult. There are so many belay devices available out there. So, if you would like to know how to choose the best belay device for you, then keep watching, because in this video I will do a belay device comparison and look into the different types of belay devices , and what they are good for.

And if you watch the climbing gear video to the end, I will share how to tie a Munter Hitch or how to tie an HMS knot, so you can belay your second on a multi-pitch rock climbing route or on an alpine climbing route.

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Tube belay device like the Black Diamond ATC is the most basic belay device I would recommend. You would use belay device for sport climbing – rope or lead. Some brands like Black Diamond has made versions that provides additional friction to help catch the rope. This is a great beginners belay device and many people start here

If you are looking to do some multi-pitch climbing too, I would highly recommend buying a belay device with guide-mode. The most popular models are probably the Black Diamond ATC-Guide and the Petzl Reverso. A belay device with guide-mode has an additional loop, so you can attach the belay device to the master point of an anchor, so you can belay your second. However, the added price for getting a belay with guide-mode is marginal, so I would highly recommend that you get that right away

There are also assisted-breaking belay devices like the Petzl Grigri/Grigi 2/Grigri+ that will catch the fall and is a great beginners belay device if you are a beginner rock climber, or if you are having a long day at the crag. The Petzl Grigri is the most popular assisted-breaking belay device, but there are other great belay devices like the Wild Country Revo and the Edelrid Eddy. Belay devices like these are a bit clumpsy and heavy and pretty expensive too. I only use mine for long days at the crag, where people are projecting a lot and I can relieve my hands from holding the rope tight – as I would need to do with a tube style belay device.

Quite recently a new type of belay device has emerged. This is the semi-assisted-breaking belay device like the Black Diamond ATC Pilot and the Mammut Smart. These belay devices catch a fall much better than a regular tube and if you panic it actually locks off the rope, so you in theory could let go of the hand holding the rope. Semi-assisted breaking belay devices take the features of the assisted-breaking belay device like the Petzl Grigri and combines it the weight and usability of the tube. They are cheaper than a Petzl Grigri too. This would also be a great beginners belay device, but they are a bit more expensive than a traditional tube, but they lack guide-mode, so I would not recommend using them for multi-pitch climbing. And they can only take one rope, so you cannot belay a twin-rope our half-rope set up

Finally, you can tie a Italian Munter Hitch also known as an HMS knot to belay your second on a multi-pitch or an alpine climbing route. So, watch this video if you want to learn how to tie a Munter hitch or how to tie an HMS knot, so you can belay your second.

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