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The Art of Belaying: From Tubes to Assisted Braking

Tubular belay devices revolutionized climbing in 1983—Jeff Lowe credited with the original design—transforming how climbers managed rope and caught falls. Black Diamond’s 1991 ATC (Air Traffic Control) refined the concept into the industry standard: simple, reliable, ubiquitous. Today’s assisted-braking devices—Grigri, Pilot, Smart 2.0—advance safety priorities further. Yet technology never substitutes for skill. Every gym demands […]