Trango Cinch. FS Petzl Adjama (S, old version), Edelrid Loopolite (L), Trango Cinch The Cinch has lost its status as the lightest and smallest assisted locking model and new passive options now retail for half the price. It's about 50grams lighter than a Grigri, but again if you are down to cutting grams I don't think this is the place to worry.
Trango Cinch Review Tested by GearLab from www.outdoorgearlab.com
Once you have the technique down it works just as well as a Grigri The Cinch (trango.com) has been available for years and has scads of loyal fans, who see it as a cheaper, lighter, and more compact tool than the Grigri
Trango Cinch Review Tested by GearLab
The Trango Cinch is simple, intuitive, light, and locks down skinny ropes like a fugitive in Guantanamo post 9-11 Although for many years the Petzl GRIGRI has been the autolocking* belay device of choice, Trango. The Cinch is the latest in a long line of innovative belay devices introduced by Trango.It was designed with an eye for function, aesthetics, and simplicity (it's about as complicated as a door hinge) so it offers up a secure belay and lower on a wide range of single ropes.
Trango Cinch Review Tested by GearLab. The Cinch has lost its status as the lightest and smallest assisted locking model and new passive options now retail for half the price. The Cinch is rated for ropes as thin as 9.4mm and as thick as 11mm
Trango Cinch Belay. The Cinch is the latest in a long line of innovative belay devices introduced by Trango.It was designed with an eye for function, aesthetics, and simplicity (it's about as complicated as a door hinge) so it offers up a secure belay and lower on a wide range of single ropes. One of the first things I noticed was that the Cinch accepts a wider range of ropes than my old GriGri