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BELAYER [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

... the stationary climber [who] manages the rope that is tied to the climbing member of the team and uses it to stop a fall if one should occur.

CONT

Your job as a belayer is to pay out or take in rope as the climber moves, so as to catch the climber with as little slack as possible in case of a fall.

OBS

The anchor is used to tie the belayer - and through him, the climber - to the cliff or mountain. The anchor must be absolutely solid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

[Celui qui se charge de] maintenir ou d'accrocher la corde pendant qu'un membre de la cordée est en mouvement.

OBS

L'assureur est fixé sur un point d'ancrage stable.

Spanish

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