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Trango Cinch Belay Device

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Item No. 995283

The Cinch Belay Device by Trango is the latest in a long line of innovative belay devices introduced by Trango. We designed it with an eye for function, aesthetics and simplicity (It's about as complicated as a door hinge.) so it offers up a secure belay for UIAA/CE certified single ropes. On smaller diameter ropes, or when holding falls that generate extremely high loads (In excess of factor 1) the Cinch acts dynamically, reducing shock loads to the belay system. In addition it will release easily and modulate fluidly while you're rappelling or lowering off. The Cinch feeds rope easier than any other device, fits nicely in your hand and weighs 182gm.

SPECIFICATIONS of the Cinch Belay Device by Trango

Weight: 182gm / 6.42o
Recommended Single Rope Diameter: 9.4 - 11mm
Use with caution on ropes 9.4mm
Do not use with half or twin ropes
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"Must have piece" 01/04/13

I used these at my university and I Loved them. I like them a lot more then the gri. I use them with a BD ascender for rock climbing photography. It's simple and smooth and has less moving parts. Great auto self belay though I prefer a regular ATC for belaying in general

by Alexander

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"If you have a light girlfriend/climbing partner this is a must." 12/18/12

I like this thing more than the grigri. For starters its lighter and smaller and seems to do everything the grigri does. Oh, and its cheaper.

by Jeffrey

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"as good as it gets" 11/19/12

This is the best autonlocking belay devices ever. It is very reliable and easy to use. A must have for climbers.

by John

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"Best belay device for sport climbing" 10/14/12

Really like this piece of gear. Trust it on everything but especially like it when working sport routes. Gives slack so fast and easy. Takes slack just as easy. I think it is more simple to work than a gri gri. My $0.02.

by Will from Boone, Nc

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"Love it. Much better than a grigri" 08/08/12

I've tried both grigris and like the cinch better than both. It feeds out rope much smoother, doesn't kink your rope, and is lighter and cheaper. All around better! At first there was some herky jerkiness with lowering, and I found that it was easy for the rope to lock up when someone wasweighting the rope on and off quickly (like working a project), but once I got used to using the cinch, I don't feel that way anymore - just took some getting used to, like anything else. I use it indoors, outdoors, toproping, lead-belaying, and multi-pitch.

by Erica from Charlotte, NC

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"Good for sports climbing, not so good for other purposes" 04/23/12

Tried both the Cinch and Grigri2. Personally prefered Cinch over grigri2 for sports climbing purpose because of it smoother feed out (or maybe I wasn't that skilled with grigri2 to have found the G-spot to it). It is also much lighter to hang on the gear loop while cragging a project. Grigri2 feels heavy and is definitely bulkier. However, I went for the grigri2 in the end because when I help to set routes and had to self belay, I prefer the grigri2. Preferred and feel safer abseiling on the grigri2 as well. But if it is just for sports climbing, Cinch is great! Lightweight and seems to belay smoother for me!

by Zedong

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"Must have!!" 03/14/12

Being new to auto belays I cant comment on other devices such as the grigri but after using the CInch a few times I can say its freaking awesome. Very smooth decents, feeds super easy too. Its very lightweight and constructed well. I ordered the blue but got the green not a big deal, green brings out my eyes better anyway. My only concern is the release leaver is made of plastic and has a bit of "give" to it which makes me worry about it cracking, time will tell. I will probably never go back to a ATC but its good for a backup.

by Joseph from Denver, CO

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"Great alternative to the GriGri" 03/01/12

So I love the Cinch. It's light, easy to set up, and lowering is a breeze. The only negative that I've noticed is that it's tricky when dumping slack. I know I should be able to pinch the device and pull out slack, but the slightest pull on the climber's side starts to lock the device and makes this hard. I have big(er) hands and I can easily reach the back side of the Cinch and fix this pretty quickly, but my girlfriend can't do this so it locks up on her.Besides that one little problem this thing is awesome. Oh and it's cheaper than the GriGri.

by Patrick from Front Range, CO

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"Bought this for my boyfriend who climbs alot! He's in love!" 01/18/12

Bought him one for his birthday and he fell in love with it right away! He climbs with is everyday, he's kind of a neat freak so he has his things separated into indoor climbing and outdoor climbing well he kept joking he'stired of switching this one from his indoor to outdoor bag so I decided to buy him another one for Christmas. The site was really easy to use the free shipping was what made me extremely happy and they had it in blue! I am really satisfied with MooseJaw! And will definetly use them again for his gifts and maybe if i get into the sport for me too! :)

by Aubrey

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"The GriGri killer" 12/03/11

Love this thing. this is a must have for anyone looking to get an auto-lock device. The Cinch pans out rope almost with no effort. its tiny and light wight and fits on my rack very easily. there is a bit of a learning curve, but trango has a video that you should watch on there site that explains everything. It will lower the climber very fast so you got to watch out for fast descends. over all this is so much better then the grigri. GO GET ONE NOW.

by mike

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"Light, easy, dependable, versatile" 11/22/11

I LOVE belaying w/ my cinch. It's smaller and smoother than my GriGri and can use a wider range of rope sizes. It doubles nicely as a backup ascending device (the bend angle of the rope is shallower, so it runs easier than a GG). I often use it when setting top rope anchors in precarious positions...and I haven't hurt myself yet, so it excels at that task too. It's also a stylish convo starter and cute girls seem to be more attracted to it than GriGris. It's slightly more awkward to use than a GG when lowering someone, but you get used to that quickly. Just don't inadvertently press on the lil button in back with your thumb! That undoes the autostop.

by Bryson

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"Better then a Gri-Gri. (Just read the directions before use)" 11/20/11

Using the Cinch for 5 months now and it performs great. Very easy to pan out rope when lead belaying, but make sure your watching your climber carefully or the device could lock from any quick clicking. Lowering can be very fast, but trango's has a video on how to use the cinch that is worth watching before you use it for the first time. Plus it got a great cool factor when people come up to you and as you about it. Go Get this NOW!

by mike

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