Rope Thickness and Your Belay Device

There was lots of belay device action at OR Summer Market this year and apparently this round of innovation was long over due. Jay Young recently did a three-part series on Gear.com calling out the inadequacies of older belay device designs when used with modern thin ropes. This is definitely a must-read for any climber who does any multi-pitch routes.

Here are the links:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3