Petzl Reverso 3 Review

Posted by on January 7, 2009

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I remember when I first heard there was a Reverso 3 coming out, I thought, what would they possibly change, that thing works great? Well, it turns out they could indeed make it better, and I would guess the good folks at Petzl have truly perfected the Reverso this time around.

So what’s different you ask? Well, for one, this device works on ropes from 7.5 mm and up, eliminating the need to have the Reverso and the Reversino if you climb with skinny cords as well as fatties. A nice touch, facilitated by simply adding some teeth in the catch groove that really lock down on the rope, regardless of diameter.

A common gripe with the old Reverso was that when you were belaying the second in autolock mode, it was hard to let out slack once the device was loaded if you needed to lower them back to a ledge or what have you. They have made this easier by adding a hole that allows you to easily release a loaded device with a simple spare biner.

So should you throw away your old devices and buy this one? No, of course not you greedy American! Those things work fine and you should keep them until they wear out. But if you are in the market for a new belay device, the Reverso 3 is the one I’d go with for sure.

6 Responses to Petzl Reverso 3 Review

  1. I love my reverso. With such a cool name, who wouldn’t?

    powderjunky January 7, 2009 at 4:30 pm

  2. who you calling a greedy American??

    JG January 7, 2009 at 7:21 pm

  3. I sure hope they fixed the problem with the device
    getting a razor sharp edge on it. people should check
    their devices (old style reverso) for this. it gets sharp
    enough to cut into your rope. this happens on the opposite
    side of the breakhand side. . .

    hardcor January 9, 2009 at 9:09 pm

  4. Nice review!

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    The Adventure Channel January 13, 2009 at 2:46 pm

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