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Stop saying 20-Jan-2015 At 2:47:15 PM earwig
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For me, the key rules are:
1: Don’t climb until you hear your belayer call ‘On Belay’,
2: Once you call ‘on belay’ you keep the climber on belay until they call ‘Safe’.
3: Don’t call ‘safe’ until you are happy to accept total responsibility for not falling. That is, safe means I no longer need a belay.
So, before we begin
READY TO CLIMB – I am safe and ready for action, but I shan’t be going anywhere until you inform me that I am on belay.
ON BELAY, CLIMB WHEN READY or just ON BELAY – I have you on belay and accept responsibility for your safety
CLIMBING – I believe that you have me on belay so I’m heading on up
Then along the way
AT RUNNER – so I’m going to stop climbing while I fix/remove an anchor
CLIMBING – runner is in, bloody bomber too, and I’m climbing again/runner has been removed, and gosh it was real bomber too, and I’m climbing again
SLACK PLEASE – can you play out some rope please
TAKE IN – the rope seems a little loose for my personal taste, can you please remedy that situation
And at the top of a pitch or climb
I’M THERE – There being the top of the climb/pitch, so I’m going to stop climbing while I make myself secure. There is also the rather redundant I’M HERE for when you’re seconding, which usually gets the response I CAN SEE THAT YOU DIPSTICK. I’m there does not mean safe but means I’m not climbing and will probably be dicking around for a bit so keep me on belay.
SAFE – I am now assuming full responsibility for my safety
OFF BELAY – I have no responsibility for your safety.
And generally
OKAY – Heard you and understood (an echo to every call)
SAY AGAIN – Sorry, didn’t catch that
WATCH ME – The next moment might be spectacular for a good/bad reason so please pay attention
BELOW – I seem to have dislodged/dropped something.

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