Belay School

Belay Team - C.R.A.B.S
Climber
Ropeman
Achorman
Belayer
Spotter

Command before climbing
Climber: Am i on belay?
Belayer: Belay on. Squeeze check!
Climber: Check. Climbing?
Belayer: Climb on

3-Steps Belay
Starting position: Right hand on the rope that lead to ropeman and Left hand on the rope that lead to climber.
Step 1: Left hand pull downward and Right hand pull outward and lock-down
Step 2: Left hand tranfer under to another side slightly near to the device and hold down
Step 3: Right hand quickly slide up
Back to Starting position
Repeat Step 1 ~ 3 until you cant take in anymore rope

B.U.S
Brakes: Locking-down.
Under: Left hand tranfer under the rope.
Slide: Right hand must not leave the rope.

When climber is ready to come down
Climber: Coming down
Belayer: Hands-off the wall (Lower down the climber slowly and carefully)

Common Terms
Falling: Use when the climber is not able to hang on any longer and going to slip off from the wall.
Coming down: Use when climber is ready to come down.
Watch me: Use when the climber is going to do a skip/jump on the wall (Stunts)
Take in: Use by climber when he/she feel that there is no tension on the rope.
Feed: Use when the climber want to have less tension on rope (Not too much)

Always
- check and ensure the carabiner is loaded on the major axis and screw facing outward.
- lock-down at all time.
- have eyes on the climber at all time.
- ask climber not to hold on to the Knot/Carabiner/Rope.
- ensure there is no hard or sharp objects on you when wearing a harness or helmet (pockets emptied, no hair clips/pins).
- wear helmet at all time inside the zone
- ensure safety of climber and belay team at all time

Video on how to belay (The belay device used in the video is another type of ATC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-a0FLqwPL8

What you will be doing during climbing session (Please follow the command above instead of what stated in the video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSyfdIKW_BM&feature=related

By Tasmanian Devil
Special thanks to Phoenix for helping with the Notes