Abstract: The invention provides a clamping device for a rope, comprising: a first wall portion (116) and a second wall portion opposite the first wall portion, characterised in that the first wall portion (116) has a surface configuration which is set up to move the rope into a clamping region (114) of the clamping device in the event of movement within the clamping device in a first axial rope movement direction and which is set up to move the rope into the clamping region (114) of the clamping device in the event of movement within the clamping device in a second axial rope movement direction counter to the first axial rope movement direction.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a belay device, which is characterized by particularly safe handling. The invention provides a belay device (2), comprising a braking device (6) and a blocking device (8), whereby the blocking device (8) comprises a movable rope holding element (12, 14), which is designed to be moved by a rope (16) being held on it, whereby the blocking device (8) is designed in a blocking state to block a movement of the rope holding element (12), whereby in a securing case the blocking device (8) transitions into the blocking state, whereby a securing case exists when a movement parameter of the movement of the rope holding element (12, 14) of a movement parameter set lies outside a predetermined safety range of the movement parameter assigned to the respective movement parameter.