Tommy Caldwell sometimes uses the Edelrid Pinch out of spec, so we tested it for him. Slow pull, drop tests and rub tests with footage in Patagonia, Tahoe, Yosemite, Index, Darrington, and our lab. Phil from Edelrid, Brent from Avant, Mark from Sway Mechanika, and Bobby Hutton, all show up in this video. TLDR: the Pinch feeds smoother and sits closer to the body than the grigri.
PRE-ORDER AND GET FREE BELAY GLOVES: We sold out after posting our video with Tommy. We have placed an order of 100 Pinches with Edelrid and if you are willing to wait until we get them, we'll include a free pair of CTW Gloves. They are my favorite belay gloves https://hownot2.com/products/pinch
OTHER EPISODES MENTIONED
Top Rope Solo https://youtu.be/DHgozZxLbyo
Lead Rope Solo https://youtu.be/9NxGPzFSHPU
Grigri Tests https://youtu.be/UjYLsya1T9E
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