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| image = File: Pivot.jpg | | image = File: Pivot.jpg | ||
| other_names = Tubular belay device, ATC, Reverso, Guide | | other_names = Tubular belay device, ATC, Reverso, Guide | ||
| uses = Belay, | | uses = Belay, abseiling, rescue techniques, ascending (atypical) | ||
| pros = Well-tested and optimized, super-easy to give slack, useful for belaying of the second climber (guide mode), lightweight, can be used with double/twin ropes, multi-purpose | | pros = Well-tested and optimized, super-easy to give slack, useful for belaying of the second climber (guide mode), lightweight, can be used with double/twin ropes, multi-purpose | ||
| cons = Does not provide assisted braking function, can bite into skin of the brake hand index finger if used inappropriately, in majority of the devices the setup for lowering of a second climber is cumbersome | | cons = Does not provide assisted braking function, can bite into skin of the brake hand index finger if used inappropriately, in majority of the devices the setup for lowering of a second climber is cumbersome | ||