I've been climbing for over a decade and have tested every major assisted braking belay device on the market. In the past three years alone, our team of certified guides put 17 different models through more than 200 hours of field testing across sport crags, gyms, and multi-pitch routes. An assisted braking belay device is […]

Finding the best belay devices means looking beyond a fancy brand label to how a device actually feels at the crag, the gym, or 200 feet up a multi-pitch route. I have spent the last several seasons testing assisted-braking and tube-style devices from Petzl, Black Diamond, Edelrid, and more across sport, trad, gym, and big-wall […]