It involves moving over slightly technical mountain terrain in airy positions ... Indirect belays: the typical rock climbing belay; anchor yourself to the rock using a selection of gear, then use a ...

The Mule Knot (a.k.a releasable knot) is ideal to lock off the rope on the belay plate. There are many occasions in climbing when, belaying from the harness using a device which does not self-arrest ...

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After locating the casualty, the team set up a belay—a climbing rope counterbalanced by a second person—and abseiled down the side of the mountain to reach the fallen climber. Upon reaching ...