When you climb with a rope, you use what’s called a belay. The belayer is the climber who holds the rope in order to protect ...

It includes rope, anchors, belay device and of course, the belayer. Belayer: The person who is in charge of managing the rope of the belay system to catch the climber in case of a fall or slip.

Abseiling involves descending rope(s) using a friction device (e.g. belay device) attached to your harness. It’s used to tackle terrain that would be too dangerous or time-consuming to descend on foot ...

The Mule Knot (a.k.a releasable knot) is ideal to lock off the rope on the belay plate. There are many occasions in climbing when, belaying from the harness using a device which does not self-arrest ...