belays

• This means that the route has to be climbed without falling and the bolts and the installed belays cannot be used to forward or to rest. —  The Adventure Blog
• Section H includes a full "rigging schedule," detailing the length and circumference of each rope and line, along with the type and number of blocks used, the location it belays to, and specific information on each rope (whether it was tarred, cable-laid, wormed, etc.) —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
• It looked like we would have hanging, exposed belays for the remainder of the climb, all 17 pitches.
• He acquiesced and ate some peanut butter and we agreed to turn the radios on to keep in better communication at the belays.
• Time would not permit running belays or placing ice screws (protection) throughout the ascent and descent, so after thinking it through during the evening I decided not to attempt this ascent.

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