Lowering
Warnings
- Carefully read the Instructions for Use used in this technical advice before consulting the advice itself. You must have already read and understood the information in the Instructions for Use to be able to understand this supplementary information.
- Mastering these techniques requires specific training. Work with a professional to confirm your ability to perform these techniques safely and independently before attempting them unsupervised.
- We provide examples of techniques related to your activity. There may be others that we do not describe here.
When the rope is correctly installed in the anchor, the climber is ready to be lowered. After the agreed-upon signal, s/he is lowered on the rope and has no way of controlling the descent. All responsibility for this operation is on the belayer, who holds the climber's life in his hands.
Lowering techniques for REVERSO type devices are different from those of devices such as the GRIGRI. But in any case, there is a universal point in common: the hand on the brake-side rope controls the running of the rope.
