Rock Climbing - belaying

Belaying is a very important element in Rock climbing. The safety of the climber is in the belayer's hand. Dont play play.

Equipment for belaying is also important. How to use the equipment is also important. the right attitute belaying the climber is also important.

First, hook the carabiner onto the hardness, the gate is facing down. Lock the gate using only one finger. (2 finger locking may be over tighten the lock and unable to loosen later). The "big head" of the carabiner will be headed outward.

Secondly, squeeze the rope through the ATC (Air Traffic Controller). Hook the rope together with the ATC onto the carabiner that attached to the harness.

Before climbing on, both belayer and climber has to check each other, is the carabiner lock, is the double 8 knot on climber correct, is the hardness fixed on correctly. climber always need to make sure belayer is ready before climb on. Both Climber and Beleyer also need to make sure that the top rope is not over-lapping.

Normally the climber will say: climb.
and if the belayer ready, will answer climb on.

And the climber can start climbing.

When the climber is climbing, belayer need to pay attention to the climber, pull the rope by using the step 1 2 3.
l = pull
2 = lock
3 = change hand

Always pull the rope whenever the climber is climbing on. Also need to know that the climber may at anytime fall from the rock. so the locking position is very importand.

When the climber reach the top, and wish to come down, then the belayer need to pull the rope to tighten the rope and both hand holdng the rope at the locking position. rope can be release slowing and the climber can walk down.

P/S.: Never step on the rope. The rope is the saving device that save your life when you fall.