Meet your new climbing partner
High Quality.
High Performance.
Highly Certified.
Perfect Descent Auto Belays are hand-built in the USA and certified to the highest standard in the world. Featuring an aluminum and stainless-steel outer case to protect precision high-wear internal components. Lightweight and compact construction, reliability, and low cost of ownership are just a few of the reasons why PD® is the preferred auto belay at climbing gyms, camps, schools and universities, on ninja obstacles courses, and at family entertainment centers. Tested and certified to 10x EN 341:2011 Class A., representing the most comprehensive certification requirements for recreational auto belay devices.
Building the best auto belay
Pick your performance
Direct Drive™
- The price leader in high-quality and high-performance auto belays.
- Retracts at an average rate of 2ft (61cm) per second, making it a suitable choice for general climbing, warmup routes, kids climbing stations, and event climbing.
- Featuring our exclusive Duplex Spring Design™ engineered for reliability and longevity.
- Fully sealed for indoor and outdoor use.
Speed Drive™
- The original fast-retracting auto belay sets the standard for quality and performance.
- Retracting at a lightning fast 15ft (4.6m) per second, Speed Drive™ is ideal for speed climbing and competition, dynamic routes, interval training, and fitness routes and circuits.
- The Official Auto Belay of IFSC World Cup Climbing and featuring our exclusive Duplex Spring Design™.
- Fully sealed for indoor and outdoor use.
Choose your Lanyard
PD® Auto Belays offer three lanyard lengths designed to optimize your auto belay performance based on mounting elevation. Always select the lanyard that most closely matches the intended mounting height by being equivalent to or greater in length.
28ft (8.5m)
Mounting heights between 18ft and 28.5ft (5.5m and 8.7m)
40ft (12.2m)
Mounting heights between 26ft and 40.5ft (8m and 12.3m)
53ft (16.1m)
Mounting heights between 34ft and 53.5ft (10.4m and 16.3m)
Select How you Connect
Steel
Indoor Durability
Steel alloy, 3-stage auto-locking carabiner with integrated swivel
Aluminum
Corrosion Resistant
Anodized aluminum, 3-stage auto-locking carabiner with integrated swivel
Dual
Competition and Security
Two, 3-stage auto-locking carabiners with sewn dog bone and integrated swivel
Loop
Integrate Connectors
Full strength sewn loop suitable for use with authorized connection types