Who is the one that checks that you are properly tied in before leaving the ground? Who yells out the beta that helps you move upward when you can’t find the next hold? Who helps keep you from hitting the ground after slipping off that greasy hold? Upon redpointing your project, who is the first one to praise and congratulate you?
Your belayer.
A climbing partnership is a two-way street, and that means that you need to be just as good of a belayer as your partner is for you. Commit today to #BelayBetter and visit Petzl.com to get your free Access Book on climbing & Belaying.
This month we are featuring the skill of belaying a climber on lead, and paying out slack, check our video with Jorg Verhoven.