belay
Fix the rope
Belay has two main meanings connected by the idea of securing.
In climbing, to belay is to secure a rope around a fixed point or to manage the rope for a climber: I'll belay you from below.
In nautical use, belay means to secure a rope by winding it around a pin or cleat.
The command Belay that! means stop or disregard what was just said—originally naval slang that spread to general use.
Spring-gated metal link
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- quickdrawRapid weapon retrieval
slings · webbing · chalk · protection · rack · camming · chock · piton
Shoe spike for grip
- hawserThick nautical tethering rope
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- capstanVertical rotating hauling device
marlinspike · knots · bowline · seamanship · sailing · deckhand · vessel · shipboard
Dense metal, symbol Pb
- top-ropeClimbing cord from anchor
- multipitchRoute requiring intermediate anchors
- rappelControlled rope descent
- loweringMoving something downward
Standing posture or viewpoint
- exposureState of being unprotected
- pitchFrequency of sound
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
traverse · rappel · bivouac · crevasse · couloir · cornice · slab · crampon
Confidence in another
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- partnerOne who shares activity
- spotterSafety backup person
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
responsibility · reliance · safety · attentiveness · vigilance · catch · support · backup
carabiner
Spring-gated metal link
quickdraw · slings · webbing · chalk · protection · rack · camming · chock · piton · bolt
cleat
Shoe spike for grip
- hawserThick nautical tethering rope
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
capstan · marlinspike · knots · bowline · seamanship · sailing · deckhand · vessel · shipboard · secure
lead
Dense metal, symbol Pb
- top-ropeClimbing cord from anchor
- multipitchRoute requiring intermediate anchors
- rappelControlled rope descent
stop
Cease all motion
wait · pause · freeze · interrupt · check · suspend · arrest · standby
stance
Standing posture or viewpoint
chimney · traverse · rappel · bivouac · crevasse · couloir · cornice · slab · crampon · ice-axe
trust
Confidence in another
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- partnerOne who shares activity
- spotterSafety backup person
teamwork · responsibility · reliance · safety · attentiveness · vigilance · catch · support · backup · life-line
- nauticalanchor, anchor chain, anchors, boat, boats
- nautical termsahoy, afloat, aye aye, aye-aye, becalmed
- pirate talkahoy, arr, argh, aye, aye aye
- securingfasten, secure, lock up, latch, bolt
- climbingrock climbing, free climbing, bouldering, carabiner, chalk
- mountaineeringsummit, alpinist, mountaineer, ice axe, ice axes
- belaying pinDeck peg for lines