![]() ![]() This is despite devices like the Alpine Up from Climbing Technology and the earlier Mega Jul version being on the market for several years. So whilst brake assist devices have virtually taken over for most single rope sport climbing scenarios, hardly anyone uses them for trad climbing. The last thing you want is a rope locking when you don't want it to. This is particularly the case in trad climbing where having flexible control of the ropes independent of each other, and the ability to take in and pay out rapidly as your leader needs it, is crucial. We got our hands on the Giga Jul late in 2018 and have been using it since, both indoors and out.Īs I've already implied, one of the main problems with brake assist belay devices is that you don't always want brake assist. ![]() Being keen trad climbers we were keen to try this device out after first encountering it at the summer trade show of 2018 - you can see the film below. So where does the Giga Jul fit into the range? Well, for us, it fills a hole left in the range by the assisted-braking only policy adopted by Edelrid, and that is an assisted braking device with a conventional belay option built in. The Jul 2 is a single rope assisted braking device, the Mega Jul takes two ropes and has a sport climbing version as well, and the Micro Jul is the incredibly lightweight version of this for use with Edelrid's super-thin alpine ropes. The range is now exclusively assisted-braking only, hence the original Jul is no longer available. Starting with the very basic single rope sport Jul device, various superlatives have been added to the name as more technical devices were developed. The Giga Jul from Edelrid is the latest in a long line of belay devices under the Jul label. ![]()
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