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Example sentences for: belay

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When the rope goes taut, the second answers “That's me”; the leader will then belay and instruct the second “Climb when you're ready”; the second says “Climbing,” and the leader acknowledges, “Aye, aye.”
A pitch is `one rope's length of a route,' while the most difficult part is called the crux . There is always a belay or anchor point at the ends of each pitch.
Utilizing one of these or using the rope to safeguard another climber is belaying . A psychological belay is one that would not support a falling climber.