Talk:Grigri

message: This link  has an interesting story about the origin of the name. It's plausible but fanciful, and unsupported in any case. I didn't find any supporting evidence in my (very brief) search, but I thought I'd put the link here anyway so that someone else can go digging if they're so inspired. — Saxifrage ✎ 17:22, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Etymology

message: I removed some misinformation about the gri-gri saying that the belayer is required to let go of the rope with the climber falls.  I have worked with the gri-gri for years and have never heard of this technique or ever seen it used.  This was dangerous information that could result in death, although I truly hope no one is getting belay advice from wikipedia.  If the instructions are to be posted here then they should only be the official directions from Petzl or best practices from a respected climber, not something someone made up. — TheDukeZip ✎ 17:59, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Safety

message: Shouldn't there be at least a mention of the African amulets of the same name? At least the redirection from gris-gris should rather point there than here - I cannot imagine that the branded climbing device would carry all the same homonyms by pure chance. And the origin of the name may also be explained. -- 92.206.28.212 (talk) 18:26, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amulets? 

message: Petzl announced a new Grigri, which should probably be mentioned on this page. 63.248.170.47 (talk) 04:59, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It's been recalled due to safety problems with the handle. I think we need to add a history section to the article. Seehere for details. CJ Drop me a line! • Contribs 19:59, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Grigri 2 

message: RYLTYL,L 'JL;Happlications.GRIGRI 2 | Petzl The claim against usage for lead climbing is that since the device auto-locks, the belayer is required to hold the device open while feeding rope to the leader. A common mistake while belaying a lead climber is to hold open the device the entire time, thus defeating the auto-locking mechanism. This practice does compromise the added margin of safety that the GriGri contributes to the belay over more traditional belay devices, though release of the device during a fall will still allow the device to lock normally. Users can and should learn how to feed rope without holding the device open, though learning to quickly and confidently disengage the braking mechanism is important for a safe belay, as accidental locking of the Grigri can cause problems for the leader that may lead to a fall. Petzl has released information on how rope should be fed through in a lead climb, including how to let slack out quickly so that the climber can clip a quickdraw on a sport route.
Not my comment, moved from article.  Could be worked back in.  A13ean (talk) 06:40, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  This was included in the article but seems more appropriate here 

message: This article contains way too much prescriptive language, saying how the Grigri should be used. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia not a user guide and does not tell readers what to do. Any advice about use, or pros and cons of the device need to be framed as citeable descriptions of people's opinions. Ashmoo (talk) 16:15, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Prescriptive language and opinions on value