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When [[climbing]] long routes somebody has to go up first. A person on the ground will be [[belaying]] this climber with a rope. As the lead climber goes up he uses [[protection (climbing)|anchoring points]]in the rock/ice to attach the rope to. If the lead climber falls, he will fall past the last anchor point until the rope stops his fall. When the lead climber has no more rope he builds a [[belay station]] or uses one that is already there ([[sport climbing]]). The lead climber can now secure the second climber up. |
When [[climbing]] long routes somebody has to go up first. A person on the ground will be [[belaying]] this climber with a rope. As the lead climber goes up he uses [[protection (climbing)|anchoring points]] in the rock/ice to attach the rope to. If the lead climber falls, he will fall past the last anchor point until the rope stops his fall. When the lead climber has no more rope he builds a [[belay station]] or uses one that is already there ([[sport climbing]]). The lead climber can now secure the second climber up. |
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Revision as of 18:43, 3 July 2004
When climbing long routes somebody has to go up first. A person on the ground will be belaying this climber with a rope. As the lead climber goes up he uses anchoring points in the rock/ice to attach the rope to. If the lead climber falls, he will fall past the last anchor point until the rope stops his fall. When the lead climber has no more rope he builds a belay station or uses one that is already there (sport climbing). The lead climber can now secure the second climber up.