belayers
Climbers' safety partners
Belayers is the plural of belayer, a person who manages the safety rope for a climber.
The belayer controls the rope's tension, ready to arrest a fall by locking the line.
In rock climbing and mountaineering, the relationship between climber and belayer is one of absolute trust: I won't climb with inexperienced belayers.
Thick twisted fibers
- carabinerSpring-gated metal link
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- figure-eightTwo conjoined loops
Secures ships to seabed
- helmetProtective head covering
- quickdrawsPaired carabiners on dogbone
- nutsSeeds in shells
- pitonsHammered rock anchors
slings · backup · redundancy · equalization · tie-in
Moving something downward
- top-ropeClimbing cord from anchor
- multipitchRoute requiring intermediate anchors
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- takeCapture or filmed segment
Confidence in another
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
bond · reliability · commitment · signals
State of keen awareness
- attentivenessConcentrated awareness of surroundings
- focusConcentrated attention point
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
alertness · accountability · reliability · duty · carefulness · caution · prudence · oversight
rope
Thick twisted fibers
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
- helmetProtective head covering
- quickdrawsPaired carabiners on dogbone
- nutsSeeds in shells
pitons · slings · backup · redundancy · equalization · tie-in
lowering
Moving something downward
- top-ropeClimbing cord from anchor
- multipitchRoute requiring intermediate anchors
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
trust
Confidence in another
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
teamwork · bond · reliability · commitment · signals
vigilance
State of keen awareness
- attentivenessConcentrated awareness of surroundings
- focusConcentrated attention point
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
watchfulness · alertness · accountability · reliability · duty · carefulness · caution · prudence · oversight · positioning
belayersclimbers
Those who scale heights
lead climbers · ascenders · boulderers · free climbers · alpinists