The EDELRID PINCH is one of our biggest innovations since the OHM or our Cut Protect range of ropes. Offering a completely new belaying experience, the PINCH is the first device on the market that can be attached directly to the belay loop of the climbing harness, without the need for a carabiner.

What's the advantage of this? Read on and find out!

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PINCH (RRP: £95)

A completely new belaying experience!

The PINCH is the first device on the market that can be attached directly to the belay loop of the climbing harness, without the need for a carabiner. Eliminating the carabiner provides an increased span, allowing the belayer to pay out 20-30cm more rope at once. Attaching directly to the belay loop also removes a potential point of failure, the carabiner, from the safety chain.

The PINCH can be used with a carabiner if required.

The linear rope run through the frontal steel grooves reduces rope tangles when lowering and abseiling. In addition to the release lever, the speed can be controlled by the pressure of the braking hand. This contributes to increased braking rope control, especially when using thin, soft ropes. 

When being used on multi-pitch climbs, the PINCH is the only device on the market that can be attached to the belay station in four different directions in 90° increments. This means that the belay lever can always be brought into a position in which it can be operated freely.

The anti-panic function provides added safety but can be overridden by pulling the lever as far back as possible. Pulling the lever to this point also enables controlled lowering when securing particularly light persons or in systems with high rope friction. If required, the anti-panic function can be permanently deactivated using the screw supplied.

• Position close to the body, due to direct harness connection, increases brake rope control and improves usability
• Direct harness connection eliminates the risk of cross-loading the belay carabiner
• Second braking tier if the anti-panic function is activated too frequently due to insufficient load and/or excessive rope friction
• Frontal steel braking grooves allow the rope to run linearly and ensure less rope tangling
• Attachment to an anchor in four different directions in 90° increments
• Equal operation for right and left-handed users
• Suitable for static ropes from 10.0-10.5 mm (120 kg max. user weight)
• Suitable for dynamic ropes from 8.5-10.5 mm

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