Edelrid Ohm Review

One of the things we like about Edelrid is that they are taking real issues in climbing or with gear and trying to come up with solutions. Are your carabiners wearing out too quickly? They put a stainless steel insert into their Bulletproof carabiners, and now they’ll last longer. Concerned about a significant weight discrepancy between you and your climbing partner? Enter the Ohm. This is an “assisted-braking resistor” that goes on the first bolt of a route to help keep the climber off the ground in case of a fall in instances where they weigh at least 20 pounds more than their belayer. We tested the Ohm extensively in various scenarios and can say that it does work well for certain situations, which we’ll go into more detail below. What the Ohm was not created for is as a replacement for a good and attentive belay. We saw a couple without a large weight difference out climbing one day, and the guy was using it on every climb because his girlfriend didn’t know how to belay very well! If you have your belay technique dialed though but are still worried about dropping your much heavier partner, the Ohm is quite literally a life-saving tool.
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