0 to control a rope that a climber is attached to and keep it tight, so that if the climber falls, they do not fall very far: --
The permanent belay systems significantly reduce the risk of accident.
Both leader and second move at the same time without stopping to belay.
Subsequent visitors carry their own belay eyelets to bolt into these points.
Free climbing has since been divided into several sub-styles of climbing dependent on belay configuration.
Use of such belay devices should never be instructed as self- or auto-locking, but as assisted braking.
Belay devices usually attach to the harness of the belayer via a carabiner, and are usually made of aluminium or an alloy.
A running belay on ice is similar to a running belay on rock as well as snow.
The belayer can belay either from the top or base of the route.
