A great ascender! I love the smooth push action. Great for ascending a rope! Though the only thing I would improve is how hard it is to get the rope back out by pulling on the…
- John, 11/04/12
Nashville

A great ascender! I love the smooth push action. Great for ascending a rope! Though the only thing I would improve is how hard it is to get the rope back out by pulling on the…
- John, 11/02/12
Nashville

I have the Grigri 1 and LOVE it! I'm grabbing the GriGri 2 soon and I'm sure I will love it as well.…
- John, 11/02/12
Nashville

Love it. It's solid, it works, gives me some comfort when I am climbing with a less experienced belayer. Its a bit smoother than my click-up which I like when using the fat ro…
- Jorge, 05/03/13
Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil

The Petzl stop is not the best designed descender. There are probably too many flaws to name, but I'll name a few: You need to constantly push down on the lever to keep you lo…
- John, 11/03/12
Nashville

At first I bought it primarily for first time rappelers. After one weekend of use, I quickly realized it is a very versatile little tool to have for working with rope. Well wo…
- TOM, 07/11/08
Aurora

The reverso is great, its light, not complicated. I seriously recommend it.…
- Henry, 04/05/13

My Reverso accompanies me on alpine routes and enduro link-ups where weight is a consideration. I have used it multiple times on free hanging raps with lines down to 7mm (as…
- MICHELLE, 02/22/13
eldorado springs, co

Works great for me when Rope Soloing as long as you dont grab the housing in case of a fall. Will feed basically effortlessly if you weigh down the bottom of the rope. Been…
- Chris, 07/22/11
Camarillo

Bought this as a top rope solo device. As long as you weight the rope it works great. Because it doesn't have teeth there is no danger of shearing one's rope sheath off. It al…
- Royal, 12/01/10

Can wear out quicker than others, but it's really light. If you got $10 more, get the reverso 3 so you can multi-pitch. Kind of a pain on the thicker ropes with heavier climb…
- Aleck, 02/01/10
Chicago

Compared to the reverso, it has a little less traction. It really does get the job done though.…
- John, 11/03/12
Nashville

buy it. keep it on your trad harness with that bit of prusik cord, mini knife, and nut tool. youll forget its there till you really need it. perfect for emergency jugging t…
- MURDO, 10/18/10
san francisco

These are mainly used as an emergency ascender for my canyoneering adventures. These are tiny and super easy to use. No moving parts equals no maintenance is needed. It is a l…
- Trevor, 06/03/11
SoCal

This is a serious piece of hardware, not very lightweight, but as it should be for its intended use. Its simple in design, solid construction, and non-toothed clamp work grea…
- Ben, 10/17/11
College Park Maryland

This is a very cool belay and repal device, very invovativie. I used it when I was repalling in a water fall. It has different friction mode so you can easily adjust the repal…
- LIN, 11/22/07
ALBANY

This is a cool Petzl product. I don't spend a lot of times in canyons, but bought this product for the occasional trip. Amazing control, amazing. And fun.…
- Scott, 11/28/12
Lakewood, CA

I am really satisfied with the Microcender. I purchased it for use as a self-belay device for top rope soloing. It has worked out great for me, it catches without slipping a…
- BENJAMIN, 04/21/08
COOKEVILLE

I use from 9.8mm to 10.4mm and only 9.8 and 9.9 fit in the ascender.…
- John, 11/04/12
Nashville

I ordered this because I saw a fireman exibition and this is what they used to rescue a guy from a building so I figured it must be pretty good. I've used it to descend out o…
- Jeffrey, 12/03/10
Columbus, Oh

This is a good rack. However, it is aluminum and many people will not let you on their lines dry caving community with an aluminum rack. I will be returning this and moving…
- Walter, 11/21/07
Tampa, FL

It makes it easy to rappel no matter what the situation is! ive used it on all sized ropes down to my 8.5 mm that i take for glacial travel and it always makes you feel secure…
- RICHARD, 07/27/09
AUBURN

This thing is FAST! The square shape threw me at first until I did some reading on it. It is definitely more versatile than you think.…
- TOM, 07/16/08
Aurora