Belay device for comps and olympics

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J1234 11 Feb 2020

Is there a standard device for belaying at comps and the Olympics, if not, what is the most popular device?

Cheers

 MischaHY 11 Feb 2020
In reply to J1234:

Usually they use a tube in my experience. Competition belaying is extremely soft and lowering is immediate so they literally just catch-lower you in one big swooping progressive fall. It's quite disconcerting the first few times! 

 wbo2 11 Feb 2020
In reply to J1234: That.  I've used a pivot - assisted lockers aren't allowed for lead.

Don't know the situation with speed - autobelay?.  I've used two people on a gri gri before - one to pull down, one to pull through

 drolex 11 Feb 2020
In reply to J1234:

Whatever the belayer prefers. At the qualifiers in Toulouse, there was no obligation towards a type of device.

For speed it was done on autobelays.

J1234 11 Feb 2020
In reply to drolex:

> Whatever the belayer prefers. 

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That seems to contradict wbo2 who says assisted locker aren't allowed for lead

 drolex 11 Feb 2020
In reply to J1234:

He's right and I'm wrong. I have checked and assisted lockers are indeed not allowed.

 whenry 11 Feb 2020
In reply to J1234:

Depends on the comp - if it's a fairly informal affair at your local wall then normally any belay device is allowed.

In reply to wbo2:

Interesting. Do you know why assisted lockers aren’t  allowed?

 lithos 11 Feb 2020
In reply to Stuart Williams:

i would imagine to avoid short roping but i dont know for sure

who belays ?  does each team/country have their own  belayers?

 Iamgregp 12 Feb 2020
In reply to lithos:

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