Dynamic Belay

[Dom]

Great article on how to belay properly. I've seen too many people that belay like crap. I've also been guilty of it. Here is an excerpt of the article:

1) Dynamic belaying involves giving lots of slack - FALSE!

The more slack there is in the system, the further the climber will fall before the rope can start to do its job and the more force will need to be absorbed. Unless there is an obvious hazard that you need to steer the falling climber away from, give only enough slack to allow freedom of movement.

http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=1844

[Caldsy]

Thanks for sharing!