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A Grigri (styled as GriGri or GRIGRI) is an assisted braking belay device manufactured by Petzl designed to help secure rock-climbing, rappelling, and rope-acrobatic activities. Its main characteristic is a clutch that assists in braking under a shock load. The success of this device has led to grigri becoming a common name for devices of this type. In 2011[1] a new version, the Grigri 2, was released to replace the original 1991 model.[2] Petzl released the Grigri+ in 2017, adding safety features to the original design, however this added weight and many climbers felt the new safety features were more of a hindrance than a help. 2019 saw the release of an updated version of the device, simply called the Grigri. It is named for the African amulet gris-gris, believed to protect the wearer from evil.[2]
^Crothers, David (17 January 2011). "Petzl Grigri 2 to be Released in the USA in March". Climberism. Burlington, Vermont. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019.
^ ab"The GRIGRI belay device: a concept that forever changed climbing". Petzl USA. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2022. In 1991, Petzl offered climbers an all-new belay device, the GRIGRI. … During a meeting, Michel Suhubiette showed up and asked, 'So, have you gotten anywhere with your grigri?' Mentioning the African good-luck charm made choosing a name easy for Paul. The GRIGRI was born."
A Grigri (styled as GriGri or GRIGRI) is an assisted braking belay device manufactured by Petzl designed to help secure rock-climbing, rappelling, and...
proprietary design by Petzl. The original Grigris rated for 10 to 11 mm single ropes, while the newer, smaller Grigri 2 is rated for 8.9 to 11 mm single ropes...
goes climbing with Sanni, but while Sanni is feeding the rope through a grigri, she makes a mistake and Alex falls. He visits a physician, where it is...
Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2013-10-07. "Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's 'Grigris' Is Chad's Entry For Best Foreign Language Film Oscar". Indie Wire. Archived...
developed. Petzl's first self braking device, the Grigri, was produced a year later in the United States. The Grigri is still produced and sold today [1]. Also...
generally elicits only vague answers. Some attribute to it a function of "grigri" or “reserve of wealth". The ethnologists Germaine Dieterlen and Ziedonis...
describe a progress capture device or a self-locking device such as a Petzl GriGri that immediately locks if the rope travels through it quickly in a specific...
murderer. He explained at the trial to acting under the influence of an evil grigri offered by his father" Article by Patricia Tourancheau published on February...
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