Learn How to Belay. When you climb with a rope, you use what’s called a belay. The belayer is the climber who holds the rope in order to protect their climbing partner from a fall.

Over the past year, I have joined the rapidly increasing community taking up climbing: whether at indoor gyms or outdoor crags as people of all ages and abilities discover a sport that offers a more ...

How to Belay. Belaying itself is relatively simple provided one is always paying attention to your climbing partner. The end of the rope which passes through the top-rope anchor and goes back down to ...

Our mountaineering expert ponders the point when scrambling ends and climbing begins, taking a look at grades and viewpoints ...

If you’re unfamiliar with how rock climbing works, an auto-belay is considered to be vital by many. This device makes it ...

Aid climbing: a type of climbing that uses rope, fixed bolts, pitons or foot slings to ascend the face instead of solely relying on the features of the rock itself. Belay : A rope system used to ...

The minimum age to belay at the climbing wall, outside of specifically supervised sessions, is 14 years. Belay checks are mandatory for all first-time participants intending to belay at the SFU ...

Some centres offer supervised 'clip and climb', which are fun auto-belay sessions for small groups, as well as more skills-focused sessions if they're looking to develop as climbers. Hiring a ...