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Mechanical piece of climbing equipment
A belay device is a mechanical piece of climbing equipment used to control a rope during belaying. It is designed to improve belay safety for the climber
Belay_device
Rock climbing safety technique using ropes
the modern day, most climbers use a variety of gear to belay, notably harnesses and belay devices. In a typical modern climbing setup, one end of the rope
Belaying
Type of solo climbing with protection
protection whatsoever, the rope-solo climber uses a mechanical self-belay device and rope system, which enables them to use the standard climbing protection
Rope_solo_climbing
Mechanical belay device
auto belay (or autobelay) is a mechanical device for belaying in indoor climbing walls, in both training and competition climbing formats. The device enables
Auto_belay
Device for rappelling
figure 8 belay device is a piece of metal (usually an aluminum alloy) in the shape of an 8 with one large end and one small end. This device utilizes
Figure_8_(climbing)
knee bar. belay To protect a roped lead climber from falling by controlling the rope; usually involves a belay device. belayer The person belaying the lead
Glossary_of_climbing_terms
Rope-controlled descent
abseiling — Used in climbing. Involves two climbers descending on the same belay device. This is useful in rescue situations when one of the climbers is incapacitated
Abseiling
Tools and gear to assist in climbing
chalk and optional crash pads. Sport climbing adds ropes, harnesses, belay devices, and quickdraws which clip into pre-drilled permanently-fixed bolts
Rock-climbing_equipment
Assisted braking belay device
A Grigri (styled as GriGri or GRIGRI) is an assisted braking belay device manufactured by Petzl designed to help secure rock-climbing, rappelling, and
GriGri
Belay device for climbing
A Reverso is a belay device developed and patented by Petzl, used for example in rock-climbing and other activities which involve rope-work. Another version
Reverso_(climbing)
Technique used in climbing
Examples of simul-climbing Simul-climbing (or using a running-belay) is a climbing technique where a pair of climbers who are attached by a rope simultaneously
Simul-climbing
Type of rock climbing
the belayer lower them down in a controlled manner to the base of the climb. Climbers on indoor climbing walls can use mechanical auto belay devices to
Top_rope_climbing
Equipment used for attaching climber or a rope to a fixed point
camming devices, aluminum nuts used like chockstones, steel expansion bolts, and pitons. Artificial anchors may be permanent or removable. A belay anchor
Anchor_(climbing)
Classical abseiling technique
mountaineering. It is not used frequently any more, since the introduction of belay devices. In the Dülfersitz, the rope is wound around the body, and the speed
Dülfersitz
Device used to descend on a rope
It is also possible to use many belay devices to rappel, though these have other drawbacks. The first rappel devices were likely simple wraps around some
Descender (rappelling equipment)
Descender_(rappelling_equipment)
Topics referred to by the same term
A cinch, (alternate spelling sinch) a type of saddle girth (tack) A belay device for sport climbing RCA connector, which is sometimes known as a CINCH/AV
Cinch
Device that lets the user see in levels of visible light approaching total darkness
night-vision device (NVD), also known as a night optical/observation device (NOD) or night-vision goggle (NVG), is an optoelectronic device that allows
Night-vision_device
Technique of rock climbing
other end of the rope, which is called belaying. The second will use a belay device to attach the rope to their harness from which they can 'pay-out' the
Lead_climbing
Mountain group in the Karakoram range
remains unclimbed in its entirety, despite many attempts. The Latok Tuber Belay Device, a piece of climbing equipment popularized by Jeff Lowe, takes its name
Latok_group
Adjustable knot used to control friction in a belay system
behind the belayer whilst attention is paid to the loaded end of the rope. It can also more effectively dissipate heat than a belay device because no
Munter_hitch
Type of activity and sport
other end of the rope, which is called belaying. The 'belayer' uses a mechanical belay device to attach the rope to their harness from which they can
Rock_climbing
Type of knot
ground, the belayer must escape the belay in order to effect rescue. After locking the rope in the belay device with one hand, the belayer can tie a Prusik
Prusik
Topics referred to by the same term
Georgia SV Atlétiko Tera Corá, a Bonaire football club ATC (belay device), a type of belay device for rock climbing Authorization to Carry, a permit issued
ATC
American outdoor sports equipment manufacturer
Diamond stopper nuts from 2010s Black Diamond Express Ice Screws ATC Guide belay device Black Diamond Tent, Stormtrack As is common in safety-equipment industries
Black_Diamond_Equipment
Type of climbing equipment
climbing". To date, several types of self-locking devices have evolved. The earliest type of self-belay device used was the ubiquitous prusik knotted sling
Self-locking_device
American rock climber (born 1985)
is revealed that once while belaying Honnold, McCandless accidentally let the end of the rope slip through her belay device, causing Honnold to fall a
Alex_Honnold
Rope device used in climbing and caving
instance, it is typically used as a backup while rappelling using a tube belay device. The term autoblock is also used for a specific type of friction hitch
Autoblock
Indoor sports venue
gyms that offer sport climbing will also offer harnesses, ropes, and belay devices. Some climbers may bring other equipment, such as chalk bags or liquid
Climbing_gym
Rope designed to stretch under load
both the climber and belayer, elasticity of their harnesses and anchor materials, and friction between the rope and the belay device, and any protection
Dynamic_rope
Type of climbing
greater security and flexibility. In addition, belaying from above can necessitate self-locking devices (e.g. grigris). For longer multi-pitch routes (closer
Multi-pitch_climbing
Topics referred to by the same term
used in the US Anchor Bible Dictionary Assisted braking device, a mechanical belaying device in climbing Av Beit Din, Sanhedrin chief justice in antiquity
ABD
Element of ship's rigging
A belaying pin is a solid metal or wooden device used on traditionally rigged sailing vessels to secure lines of running rigging. Largely replaced on most
Belaying_pin
Rope used to secure climbers
protective equipment (which also includes climbing harnesses, anchors, belay devices, and carabiners) used by climbers to help prevent potentially fatal
Climbing_rope
Topics referred to by the same term
translation aids and language services Reverso (climbing equipment), a belay device used in rock-climbing produced by Petzl Reverso (watch), a model of wristwatch
Reverso
British rock climber and mountaineer
use of some modern safety precautions (e.g. perlon rope, camming devices, belay devices), to evaluate if indeed Mallory and Irvine were capable of climbing
Leo_Houlding
Style of climbing performed alone
Auto belay indoor climbing is usually a form of top roping (there are lead auto-belay devices) where the belayer is replaced by a mechanical device fixed
Solo_climbing
Topics referred to by the same term
film directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Grigri (climbing) or Gris-gris, belay device Glis glis, the edible dormouse This disambiguation page lists articles
Gris-gris
Shackle with a spring-loaded gate
offset-D's, and typically larger. Used for belaying with a munter hitch, and with some types of belay device. The largest HMS carabiners can also be used
Carabiner
2010 American film
use of some modern safety precautions (e.g. perlon rope, camming devices, belay devices), to evaluate if indeed Mallory was capable of climbing the Second
The_Wildest_Dream
American rock climber, mountaineer, and author (born 1962)
use of some modern safety precautions (e.g. perlon rope, camming devices, belay devices), to evaluate if Mallory would have been capable of climbing the
Conrad_Anker
Topics referred to by the same term
(rowing), rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing Figure 8 (belay device), rock climbing equipment also known as an "eight" 8 (New York City Subway
8_(disambiguation)
Descender used in caving
UKCA "STOP - Belay-Devices-And-Descenders | Petzl United Kingdom". Petzl.com. 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2022-11-28. "SIMPLE - Belay-Devices-And-Descenders
Petzl_Stop
Type of rock climbing
route. Aside from the standard equipment of lead climbing (e.g. a rope, belay device, harness, and climbing shoes), the only important other important pieces
Sport_climbing
Topics referred to by the same term
noseband Figure eight turn, man overboard rescue turn in sailing Figure 8 (belay device), a piece of rock climbing equipment Figure of 8, figure in English country
Figure_8
Cave in Georgia (US)
foot loops necessary for use. Each man rappelled using rock climbing belay devices that are not intended for caving ropework. One of the victims had neither
Ellison's_Cave
Magazine
Equipment Rock Aider Daisy chain Anchor Ascender Croll Belay device Auto belay Assisted braking device Grigri Glasses Gloves Bolt Boulder mat Carabiner Maillon
Canadian_Alpine_Journal
Aerial dance company
March 2022). "Petzl GriGri Explained: Understanding This Fundamental Belay Device". gearjunkie.com. GearJunkie. Retrieved 25 Sep 2023. "Project Bandaloop
BANDALOOP
American rock climbing gear manufacturer
climbing equipment, including: spring-loaded camming devices, climbing nuts and hexcentrics, belay devices, portaledges, harnesses, carabiners, slings, helmets
Metolius_Climbing
Park with recreational activities
equipment for each participant consists of a harness, a lanyard and a belay device. Helmets or gloves can also be used. Forest adventure park Adventure
Adventure_park
Type of climbing
the top of the wall stops the timer. The climber is secured by an auto-belay device. Two competitors in the 2018 Climbing World Championships Large standardised
Speed_climbing
Mountaineering disaster
would lead them to the Stollenloch, an entrance to the train tunnel. As belay devices had not yet been invented, they rappelled using the Dülfersitz method
1936_Eiger_climbing_disaster
Artificial rock climbing wall
during indoor climbing. Most climbing gyms lend harnesses, ropes and belay devices. Some also lend climbing shoes and chalk bags. Some climbing gyms require
Climbing_wall
Head-mounted device that provides virtual reality for the wearer
A virtual reality headset (VR headset) is a head-mounted device that uses 3D near-eye displays and positional tracking to provide a virtual reality environment
Virtual_reality_headset
Designer of artificial rock climbing wall routes or problems
needed] They will need a ladder and/or self-belaying device.[citation needed] When the setter is self-belaying, they can attach a bucket or two onto their
Route_setter
Chinese Documentary Series
bouldering on a rock wall overlooking deep water without the use of ropes, belay devices, or any other protective gear. If the climber falls, they can fall directly
Exploring the Unknown with Wang Yibo Season 2
Exploring_the_Unknown_with_Wang_Yibo_Season_2
American climbing and caving pioneers
Army issue scavenged at Seneca Rocks after World War II. They used body belays and down-climbed their routes instead of rappelling, if it was not possible
Jan_and_Herb_Conn
Devices used for ascending, braking, or protection in climbing
ropes, or a rescue. A form of sport climbing exists where the "second" belays the leader, then follows "up the rope" without climbing the rock or ice
Ascender_(climbing)
Apparatus used for competitive speed climbing
2018. Belaying is performed via a top anchor. While there are methods to quickly take in the rope manually with two belayers, automatic belay systems
Speed_climbing_wall
Type of climbing with ice tools
such as ropes, harnesses and helmets, as well as mechanical devices such as belay devices. However, the different nature of the medium means that ice
Ice_climbing
Outdoor training activity
Modern ropes courses incorporate sophisticated belay and safety systems using wire rope, friction devices, and climbing harnesses to manage what before
Ropes_course
Type of technical rescue using rope
can be belayed. Belaying is the act of protecting the climber, rescue professional, or subject in the event of a fall. Various other devices used, including
Rope_rescue
Wearable computer glasses
functionality. A pair of smartglasses can be considered an augmented reality device if it performs pose tracking. Superimposing information onto a field of
Smartglasses
Metal tool used in rock climbing
nuts and camming devices. Pitons are still found in place (as "fixed" pitons) on some established free climbing routes, as fixed belay station anchors
Piton
Climbing technique
used in maneuvers at intermediate rope belays. To pass intermediate belays on a descent, the ascending devices may also be required. How the rope is sent
Single-rope_technique
Exclamation phrase
the speech of pirates in works of fiction. It is employed as a literary device by authors to express shock, surprise, or annoyance. The phrase is based
Shiver_my_timbers
1988 book by Joe Simpson
(91 m) rope, controlling the speed at which he lowered Simpson using a belay plate. This methodology meant that each lower had to proceed in three stages:
Touching_the_Void_(book)
Knot that forms a fixed thicker point to prevent unreeving
through another knot, or passing back through a hole, block, or belay/rappel device. It then functions like a leash handle. Knots commonly used for this
Stopper_knot
Rope-securing device
In nautical contexts, a cleat is a device for securing a rope. Types of cleat designs include the following: A horn cleat is the traditional design, featuring
Cleat_(nautical)
Technique in mountaineering
climber(s) to jumar up on fixed ropes to save time and conserve effort; the re-belay technique is often used on big walls to reduce wear on fixed ropes. Guided
Fixed_rope
Flotation aid worn by kayakers, canoeists and dinghy sailors
Buoyancy aids are a specialist form of personal flotation device (PFD) used most commonly by kayakers, canoeists, people practicing rafting, and dinghy
Buoyancy_aid
Type of rock climbing
for the belayer following the lead aid climbing, usually employ fixed rope ascending equipment, with ascenders being the most common devices, to reduce
Aid_climbing
Devices fitted to poultry to block their forward vision
Blinders, also known as peepers, are devices fitted to, or through, the beaks of poultry to block their forward vision and assist in the control of feather
Blinders_(poultry)
prior to execution. belaying pin A short movable bar of iron or hard wood to which running rigging may be secured, or "belayed". Belaying pins are inserted
Glossary of nautical terms (A–L)
Glossary_of_nautical_terms_(A–L)
Equipment for caving and spelunking
(Previously, one caver would have to remain at the head of the final pitch to belay the returning cavers up a ladder climb.) The increasing popularity of caving
Caving_equipment
Nautical rigging device
throat Outhaul Preventer Sheet Tack Topping lift Components Baggywrinkle Belaying pin* Block Cleat bitts Clevis pin Deadeye Earing Fairlead Footrope Gasket
Pelican_hook
Formula relating load-force and hold-force on a line wound around a cylinder
tied off. In rock climbing this effect allows a lighter person to hold (belay) a heavier person when top-roping, and also produces rope drag during lead
Capstan_equation
Item of climbing equipment
in the front of the hips through a permanent webbing loop called a belay loop. Belay loops are extremely strong, but nonetheless still a single point of
Climbing_harness
Loops of electric current induced within conductors by a changing magnetic field
transformers having magnetic cores. Rock climbing auto belays Zip line brakes Free fall devices Metal detectors Conductivity meters for non-magnetic metals
Eddy_current
Type of reflecting prism
relaxed reading or watching TV), or upwards (as in belay glasses for watching a climber while belaying). Hanno Schmidt (26 May 2009). "6-PRISMA" (PDF).
Bauernfeind_prism
Equipment designed to protect from falling
A climbing harness is a device which allows a climber access to the safety of a rope. Rock climbers use harnesses to belay each other, this is when they
Safety_harness
Climbing without using aid
climbing in traditional climbing and sport climbing uses a supporting belayer. Incorrectly assuming that "free climbing" always means free soloing, i
Free_climbing
Rigging above a theater stage
Various methods are employed. Belaying pins are used to belay, temporarily tie off, the rope lines of a hemp system. Each belaying pin serves as an anchor to
Fly_system
High-altitude balloon to which meteorological instruments are attached
temperature, humidity and wind speed by means of a small, expendable measuring device called a radiosonde. First invented in the late 19th century, weather balloons
Weather_balloon
Eyewear that inverts the wearer's view
of building a visual image in the brain. Objects viewed through such a device appear upside down and mirrored. They are constructed using sets of optical
Upside_down_goggles
Material used in surgery
ISSN 1521-6942. PMID 17127196. Langbach, Odd; Kristoffersen, Anne Karin; Abesha-Belay, Emnet; Enersen, Morten; Røkke, Ola; Olsen, Ingar (2016-01-01). "Oral, intestinal
Surgical_mesh
Perforated eyeglasses
legal settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The pinhole occluder, a device used by ophthalmologists and optometrists for diagnosis of refractive errors
Pinhole_glasses
System for generating thrust for watercraft
of a merchant vessel through the use of sails or some other wind capture device. Sails used to be the primary means of propelling ships, but with the advent
Wind-assisted_propulsion
Lenses placed on the eye's surface
directly on the surface of the eyes. Contact lenses are ocular prosthetic devices used by over 150 million people worldwide in 2012, and they can be worn
Contact_lens
Forms of protective eyewear that do not enclose the nose
of alcoholic inebriation on interpersonal attraction Night-vision device – Device that lets the user see in levels of visible light approaching total
Goggles
Style of glasses
placed on the bridge of the nose and released; the spring then holds the device in place. The nose pads were traditionally made of cork, were attached directly
Pince-nez
Type of corrective lens
easily fall off with the wrong facial expression. A once-standard comedic device exploits this: an upper-class gentleman affects a shocked expression in
Monocle
as part of a life-lining or belay system. Its main use is as a friction device for controlling the rate of descent in belay systems. Klemheist knot: The
List_of_climbing_knots
be transferred from one rope to another and is commonly rigged into the belay line prior to the operation of a two-rope technical rescue system. A radium
Radium_release_hitch
Type of rope
for applications such as hauling and rappelling. Dynamic rope is used to belay climbers, and is designed to stretch under a heavy load to absorb the shock
Kernmantle_rope
Pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2
Retrieved 11 May 2022. Kompaniyets L, Pennington AF, Goodman AB, Rosenblum HG, Belay B, Ko JY, et al. (July 2021). "Underlying Medical Conditions and Severe
COVID-19_pandemic
Metal assembly which functions as a removable connecting link
term also applies to handcuffs and other similarly conceived restraint devices that function in a similar manner. Shackles are the primary connecting
Shackle
Items and accessories worn on or over the eyes
Eyewear is a term used to refer to all devices worn over both of a person's eyes, or occasionally a single eye (therefore known as a monocle), for one
Eyewear
2004 fire in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Subcommissioner Carlos Díaz: 18-year prison sentence Commissioner Miguel Belay: acquitted The band members of Callejeros were acquitted in the 2009 trial
Cromañón_nightclub_fire
US Marine Corps training section
mountain physical endurance training, multi-pitch climbs, lead climbs, belaying, rope installations, knots, rappelling, steep earth climbing, and all the
Special Operations Training Group
Special_Operations_Training_Group
alcohol and drug intoxication without actually using these substances. The devices have been used by some police departments. Although a manufacturer (Innocorp
Fatal_Vision_(goggles)
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