How skinny a rope with Grigri?

[Jens]

What is the limit of how small of rope diameter size you've safely used in a grigri belay device?

 

[jshamster]

I've used it with a 9.7 no problem.

Probably wouldn't go smaller than that though.

 

Cheers.

Jimbo

[ivan]

worth remembering too that, with the skinnier ropes, you need skinnier emergency prusiks in case you need to tie off the belay or ascend the line - i learned this one the painful way

[genepires]

in case you didn't check, the side of the device (at least my old one) states the rope size allowed and it goes from 10 to 11mm ropes. Maybe the newer ones go down to 9.7 but I wouldn't bet on it. I would think to use it on only 10mm and above.

 

 

[Kimmo]

there's only one size grigri, as far as i know, and i've used it down to a 9.1. i don't know if i'd recommend that though, since it feels a bit slick at that diameter. a friend doesn't have any qualms using it with his 9.1

 

i bought an eddy for skinny rope climbing, and that works really well.

[jshamster]

'Tis true that the device is rated for 10-11mm ropes. I'm sure that the Petzl catalog has some kind of skullncrossbones pic for using with smaller ropes.

That being said, it does work with slightly smaller diameter ropes, and I don't remember it being scary at all.

As far as using it with a 9.1, no thanks, not for me.

 

Cheers.

Jimbo

[layton]

it also depends on your shealth. I've used it with a brand new slick 9.4 and it slipped like a mo-fo, and have used it with a fuzzy 8.1 (yup 8.1) and it held like a champ

[layton]

and by shealth, I mean sheath

[G-spotter]

Is this one of those sport-climber specific dumb things?

 

"Hey man, we can't use the Euro-death belay with the Figure 8 wrap and single strand of skinny rope anymore. What are we gonna do to make things more risky?"

 

"I GOT IT! Let's use a belay device made specifically for thick ropes, with total dental floss!"