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Different alpine clubs highlight different aspects. For instance the education commission of the Czech Alpine Club (ČHS),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.horosvaz.cz/res/archive/550/093301.pdf | title=Doporučení pro použití jistítek ve výuce (recommendation for using belay devices in teaching) | publisher=Český horolezecký svaz | first1=Břetislav | last1=Brodský | first2=Jiří | last2=Vogel | first3=Michael | last3=Hron | first4=Lukáš | last4=Tkáč | first5=Karel | last5=Kříž | first6=Michaela | last6=Adámková | website=Horosvaz.cz | date=13 August 2024 |access-date=31 August 2025}}</ref> highlights non-assisted devices for the way they build good habits, yet at the same time recommends assisted devices operated in a same way as the non-assisted ones for youth and newcomers.

There are reported severe accidents both for letting go non-assisted belay device<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.climbing.com/skills/climbing-accident-rockfall-lost-belay/ | title=A Series Of Unfortunate Events—A Fortunate Groundfall Landing | publisher=Outside Interactive, Inc. | first1=Kevin | last1=Corrigan | website=Climbing.com | access-date=31 August 2025 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209015940/https://www.climbing.com/skills/climbing-accident-rockfall-lost-belay/ | archive-date=9 February 2023}}</ref> and for reckless handling of an assisted belay device.<ref name=grigri_coach/> However, most of the accidents occur not while belaying, but during abseiling.~~REF~~ For this reason, good technique, clear communication and training at a real conditions (fatigue resistance) remain the most critical safety priorities, regardless of device. Ultimately, the choice of belay device is best made consciously and in agreement between belayer and climber—both of whom carry the most imminent consequences of that choice.

There are reported severe accidents both for letting go non-assisted belay device<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.climbing.com/skills/climbing-accident-rockfall-lost-belay/ | title=A Series Of Unfortunate Events—A Fortunate Groundfall Landing | publisher=Outside Interactive, Inc. | first1=Kevin | last1=Corrigan | website=Climbing.com | access-date=31 August 2025 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209015940/https://www.climbing.com/skills/climbing-accident-rockfall-lost-belay/ | archive-date=9 February 2023}}</ref> and for reckless handling of an assisted belay device.<ref name=grigri_coach/> However, most of the accidents occur not while belaying, but during abseiling (30%).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201200200/Know-the-Ropes-Rappelling | title=Know the Ropes: Rappelling | publisher=The American Alpine Journal (AAJ) | first1=Rob | last1=Hess | website=American Alpine club | year=2012 | access-date=31 August 2025 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522072859/https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201200200/Know-the-Ropes-Rappelling | archive-date=22 May 2025}}</ref> For this reason, good technique, clear communication and training at a real conditions (fatigue resistance) remain the most critical safety priorities, regardless of device. Ultimately, the choice of belay device is best made consciously and in agreement between belayer and climber—both of whom carry the most imminent consequences of that choice.

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 Different alpine clubs highlight different aspects. For instance the education commission of the Czech Alpine Club (ČHS),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.horosvaz.cz/res/archive/550/093301.pdf | title=Doporučení pro použití jistítek ve výuce (recommendation for using belay devices in teaching) | publisher=Český horolezecký svaz | first1=Břetislav | last1=Brodský | first2=Jiří | last2=Vogel | first3=Michael | last3=Hron | first4=Lukáš | last4=Tkáč | first5=Karel | last5=Kříž | first6=Michaela | last6=Adámková | website=Horosvaz.cz | date=13 August 2024 |access-date=31 August 2025}}</ref> highlights non-assisted devices for the way they build good habits, yet at the same time recommends assisted devices operated in a same way as the non-assisted ones for youth and newcomers.
-There are reported severe accidents both for letting go non-assisted belay device<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.climbing.com/skills/climbing-accident-rockfall-lost-belay/ | title=A Series Of Unfortunate Events—A Fortunate Groundfall Landing | publisher=Outside Interactive, Inc. | first1=Kevin | last1=Corrigan | website=Climbing.com | access-date=31 August 2025 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209015940/https://www.climbing.com/skills/climbing-accident-rockfall-lost-belay/ | archive-date=9 February 2023}}</ref> and for reckless handling of an assisted belay device.<ref name=grigri_coach/> However, most of the accidents occur not while belaying, but during abseiling.REF For this reason, good technique, clear communication and training at a real conditions (fatigue resistance) remain the most critical safety priorities, regardless of device. Ultimately, the choice of belay device is best made consciously and in agreement between belayer and climber—both of whom carry the most imminent consequences of that choice.
+There are reported severe accidents both for letting go non-assisted belay device<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.climbing.com/skills/climbing-accident-rockfall-lost-belay/ | title=A Series Of Unfortunate Events—A Fortunate Groundfall Landing | publisher=Outside Interactive, Inc. | first1=Kevin | last1=Corrigan | website=Climbing.com | access-date=31 August 2025 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209015940/https://www.climbing.com/skills/climbing-accident-rockfall-lost-belay/ | archive-date=9 February 2023}}</ref> and for reckless handling of an assisted belay device.<ref name=grigri_coach/> However, most of the accidents occur not while belaying, but during abseiling (30%).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201200200/Know-the-Ropes-Rappelling | title=Know the Ropes: Rappelling | publisher=The American Alpine Journal (AAJ)  | first1=Rob | last1=Hess | website=American Alpine club | year=2012 | access-date=31 August 2025 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522072859/https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201200200/Know-the-Ropes-Rappelling | archive-date=22 May 2025}}</ref> For this reason, good technique, clear communication and training at a real conditions (fatigue resistance) remain the most critical safety priorities, regardless of device. Ultimately, the choice of belay device is best made consciously and in agreement between belayer and climber—both of whom carry the most imminent consequences of that choice.
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