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Petzl Recalls GRIGRI 2

DateTuesday, June 21, 2011 at 12:30 AuthorJeff Lehman

Petzl has discovered that exerting excessive force on the fully extended handle of the GRIGRI 2 can cause internal damage, such that the GRIGRI 2 handle may become stuck in the open position.

When the handle is stuck in this position the assisted braking function is disabled. A damaged GRIGRI 2 in this configuration will function similarly to a manual belay device (e.g. tube style device).

Read Petzl's announcement for more details.

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