rope up
Secure with cord
To rope up is to tie climbers together with a safety rope, typically before traversing dangerous terrain like glaciers or steep rock faces: We roped up before crossing the crevasse field.
The practice ensures that if one climber falls, others can arrest the fall.
The phrase also applies more generally to securing anything with rope.
- fastenFix securely in position
- alpinismHigh-altitude peak climbing
- belayerOne who manages rope
- secureProtected from harm
- climbAscend using effort
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