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Your cart is empty.You'll love making sure it more than climbing! The NEOX is an assisted locking safety device for rock climbing and sports wall climbing. Ideal for the first climber that will put seams on the anchors and run the rope through the seam carabiner, it has an integrated pulley that ensures extremely fluid rope slip to quickly wind up the climber. Its ergonomic handle allows you to comfortably control the descent. It is used with all single strings from 8.5 to 11 mm.
GEIR HUNDAL
2025-09-01 16:28:06
For those who want an ultra-smooth belay device with the reliability of a Grigri, this is it. It pays out rope effortlessly yet reliably kicks in its belay assist when the leader falls.I really like that belayers can belay as with an ATC - keeping a hand on the brake line.This has become my favorite device for belaying lead climbers.
Dana Danielson
2025-07-16 17:19:27
Love it! Came fast and such a smooth device to lead climb belay with!
Daniel Yates
2025-07-07 18:15:02
Sometimes I read reviews and think “someone got paid to say that†or “their marketing person wrote thatâ€. I don’t work for Petzl and I didn’t get money for this review. I LOVE the Neox. As others have said, the biggest reservation about lead belaying single or multi-pitch with a traditional older Grigri was the difficult hand-magic required to pay out slack smoothly, especially if you needed to pay out a lot quickly and then immediately transition to catching. Many were the times it would lock up or I would have to carefully thumb press to keep the camming action disengaged, with my brake hand barely in position. I’ve only tested it indoors so far (lots of snow and rain since I got it), but paying out is SOOO much easier. It can still catch if you pull too quickly, but once you find the sweet spot, at least I haven’t short roped anyone yet. The clicking took a little getting used to, but the climbers I belayed said they found it reassuring (I work with a lot of newer climbers), and I’ve used other rigging devices with similar sounds. The other bonus is the smooth ride down. Everyone has commented on how smooth (not choppy, consistent speed) when you open it up fully it is very easy to use the rounded edge to reduce speed or let it out without feeling like it’s going to be out of control. It worked well with 10.5mm semi-static gym top ropes, and 9.1 and 9.6mm dynamic ropes. I had read a little about the added 6-12†drop catching lead falls, but we didn’t notice that, though most of the indoor falls were relatively short. I feel like the Neox is well worth the added cost.
Guy
2025-07-01 12:56:32
So comparing this against a classic gri gri its pretty similar. If your doing top rope its pretty much exactly the same. If your doing lead paying out slack is a bit easier (I think its a lot easier but buddies say its a smaller improvement). Its still a good lead device.This device just feels like a gri gri plus a little bit, and the gri gri is an amazing device but this device is not worth the extra $50 for slightly easier lead belaying.
Kenneth Ellison
2025-05-30 13:46:27
This is a GREAT device for lead belaying. I used to feel comfortable belaying 5.8, 5.9, even upper 5.10s with the Grigri. But now I feel confident belaying 5.11 and 5.12! I can't wait for Petzl to come out with a new version so I can belay 5.13 and maybe even 5.14!!!Way to go Petzl, you rock! (see what I did there?)
CollinG
2025-05-27 19:07:59
I prefer this device to my grigri+ for paying out rope lead climbing and for lowering lightweight climbers. It bites just as well as any other assisted braking device. Smooth rope action. Would recommend especially for new lead belayers.
Chris D
2025-05-10 17:08:44
Excellent belay device. You can use it like a traditional grigri or you can quickly learn the new way to safely belay with this device on the petzl youtube channel. Love it.
Tiger H. Lore
2025-05-08 17:09:27
This device is a great idea that needs a lot of work still. To be fair, the Neox does work; but it is extremely finicky.My climbing buddy and I played with all different angles and methods to get the Neox to pay out rope smoothly. But it’s not practical to assume the rope will pay out at the same slow speed when someone is climbing a dynamic wall.One spot where the Neox fails, and is even dangerous, is when the climber is on an overhang and needs line FAST to clip into the quickdraw. Multiple times, the Neox locked up when I was in this precarious position. I was blocked from clipping or climbing further. Fortunately, I was able to climb down and have my belayer pull in slack. But I was exposed to a huge fall because the Neox locks up somewhat unpredictably.I still think the Neox is a useful device. But it is far from perfect.
Daniele Fornai
2025-04-06 18:00:01
Grandissima evoluzione per i sistemi di assicurazione in arrampicata. Permette di "dare corda" molto rapidamente senza faticare, anche quando la corda ha uno spessore importante. Decisamente uno step evolutivo avanzato di questo tipo di attrezzi.
Yasmeen
2025-03-03 09:31:48
For single pitch lead climbing, this is excellent. It is easy to pay out rope and you have the added security of a locking system. Very happy with my purchase.
2monkey
2025-02-28 17:52:29
I own and use all sorts of different belay devices and each one has pros and cons - applications where they shine, and times when they don't. I already have a GriGri+ which I use for general wall use and working with beginners to the device, but got this for it's lead climbing potential. It's brilliant for that, pays out rope very easily and smoothly and just works well. Dead-rope management needs proper care as it's less forgiving than the grigri. It's definitely a bit livelier when lowering too so you need to be aware of that, and some of its other properties make it not as a good an all-purpose device as the grigri. However for what it excels at - sport lead climbing, it's absolutely brilliant and I love it. If you're looking for more general purpose use and in other applications, or you don't already have other assisted braking devices, then maybe consider the Grigri or Pinch instead.
peter john greenwood
2025-01-11 10:29:38
Still getting used to it. So far I’m well happy.
Pat
2025-01-05 11:06:10
Funktioniert sehr gut
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