I want one of these even though I can sort of use a grigri to do similar stuff, it seems WAY more dangerous than this. Though this is like 2.5x the price.
There are a lot of other descenders that have similar functionality and are a bit safer than a grigri. Many of them are not as expensive as the megawatt, you can check out the Petzl Rig, it doesn't have as many features as this, but it works pretty well, especially if you're used to the gri gri.
The MEGAWATT is primarily a descender for rope access and this is its main area of application. However, it can also be used as a belay device for sports climbing. See our homepage and the user instructions for further information. 😊
I want one of these even though I can sort of use a grigri to do similar stuff, it seems WAY more dangerous than this. Though this is like 2.5x the price.
There are a lot of other descenders that have similar functionality and are a bit safer than a grigri. Many of them are not as expensive as the megawatt, you can check out the Petzl Rig, it doesn't have as many features as this, but it works pretty well, especially if you're used to the gri gri.
The MEGAWATT is primarily a descender for rope access and this is its main area of application. However, it can also be used as a belay device for sports climbing. See our homepage and the user instructions for further information. 😊
Why is this substantially different to a grigri?
What a substantially ignorant question.
Oh, and the megawatt is designed for professional rope access and arborism, not for sport.
One big difference is that it can be opened and closed without touching the biner
@@NatetheAceOfficial Usually why people ask questions, you don't start out by default knowing everything.