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What (who) is BELAYING - definition

CLIMBING SAFETY TECHNIQUE
Belayer; Belay; Hanging belay; On belay; Belay (climbing); Hip belay
  • Belay device held in the 'locked off' position.
  • Body belay during rescue training in Switzerland in 1924
  • Leader and belayer climbing in [[Joshua Tree National Park]]
  • A demonstration of the belay device with rope and [[carabiner]] without a proper locking gate

Belaying         
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Belay.
Belaying         
Belaying is a variety of techniques climbers use to create friction within a climbing system, particularly on a climbing rope, so that a falling climber does not fall very far.A Glossary of Climbing Terms A climbing partner typically applies tension at the other end of the rope whenever the climber is not moving, and removes the tension from the rope whenever the climber needs more rope to continue climbing.
belay         
v. a.
(Naut.) Fasten, make fast.

Wikipedia

Belaying

Belaying is a variety of techniques climbers use to create friction within a climbing system, particularly on a climbing rope, so that a falling climber does not fall very far. A climbing partner typically applies tension at the other end of the rope whenever the climber is not moving, and removes the tension from the rope whenever the climber needs more rope to continue climbing.

The term "belay" also means the place where the belayer is anchored; this is typically the ground or a ledge, but may be a hanging belay, where the belayer themself is suspended from an anchor in the rock.