Ito Rocky Ito Rocky Climbing Stop Descender Rappelling Anti-Panic Belay Devices for 9-12mm Rope Rescue Equipment Hand Controls Desingned

So the highest pitch of my roof is 32ft. I really didn’t want to kill myself hanging Christmas lights so I decided to tie a rope to a tree in the backyard and drape it over the house to hook into with a harness and the Ito Rocky Climbing Belay. Needless to say the plan worked flawlessly. When I was on the ladder it secured me in case of a fall. At points I actually relied completely on the device while I was on the roof. I could hang by it and let myself down using the handle. Awesome!

I bought this to work on a nearly vertical slope, and because Rope Runners have become impossible to find. This was an inexpensive alternative, so I decided to give it a try. I'm using an 11mm rope. This device was very easy to use for decent, which makes sense since this bobbin is actually designed for cave work. However, it's listed as also for ascent, and it just isn't useful for that. It's design makes it almost impossible to ascend and take up the free slack with one hand. The slack can only be taken up while engaging the handle, which takes two hands, and even then it is difficult. So isn't very practical. I would not recommend this device if you need it to ascend as well. Get a Rope Runner.Also note, these are not actually rated for belay work, due to the high impact stress that can be applied. This is a descender, plain and simple.Pros: Works fine for descent and locks off well.

i have been struggling to use it properly. Descending seems easy. Ascending is a real pain.I wanted to use it for Ascending so that I can get fall protection, but not yet sure how to make it move smoothly.

This is a very poorly designed device. For those who say it works so well I say that's absolute rubbish the device can't work or Caribbean gets in the way of the handle fight with the Rope it's it's junk should be ashamed of themselves people could seriously be injured or die using this piece of crap period

I use it to descend from the trees after i climb up and cut them down. Works ok if you do it wrong but it still works. Has a picture on the front of the device so you put the rope into it correctly every time.