belay Archives - VDiff Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/tag/belay/ Safe Rock Climbing Skills Explained Tue, 26 May 2026 16:41:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/wp-content/uploads/vdiff-logo-Header-36x36.png belay Archives - VDiff Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/tag/belay/ 32 32 Safe Simul Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/simul-climbing/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/simul-climbing/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2025 03:00:58 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=383 Safe Simul Climbing What is Simul Climbing? Simul climbing is a technique where all climbers move at the same time while tied into the same rope. Protection is placed by the first climber and removed...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/simul-climbing/feed/ 4 The Munter Hitch > How To Belay Without a Belay Device https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/munter-hitch/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/munter-hitch/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:00:45 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=1701 The Munter Hitch: How to Belay without a Belay Device Uses:– Belaying without a belay device– Abseiling without a belay device– Creating a releasable knot when escaping the belay The munter (Italian) hitch tends to...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/munter-hitch/feed/ 1 Self Rescue > Escaping the Belay https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/belay-escape/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 08:00:14 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=3973 Self Rescue: Escaping the Belay The belay escape is a technique whereby the belayer frees themselves from the responsibilities of belaying. This fundamental skill is necessary for many rescue situations. Situations when you may need...

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]]> Advanced Trad Anchors > The Quad Anchor https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/quad-anchor/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/quad-anchor/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2025 03:00:50 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=1824 Advanced Trad Anchors: The Quad Anchor What is a Quad Anchor? The ‘Quad Anchor’ is an anchor system which self-adjusts to keep an equal force on each anchor point. It can be better than other...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/quad-anchor/feed/ 2 The Mule Overhand Knot > How To Tie-Off a Belay Device https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/tieoff-belay/ Sat, 27 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=339 The Mule Overhand Knot: How to Tie-Off a Belay Device When belaying with a standard belay device, you obviously can’t let go of the rope. But sometimes it’s really useful to have both hands free....

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]]> How To Be a Better Belayer https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/better-belayer/ Sat, 27 Dec 2025 04:00:32 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=1842 How to Be a Better Belayer Just as people pick up ‘bad habits’ after they pass their driving test, climbers often get lazy with belaying once they have learnt the basics. Here are some tips...

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]]> Abseiling > How To Extend a Belay Device https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/extend-atc/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/extend-atc/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2025 03:00:56 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=367 Extending a belay device can be a lifesaver on tricky multi-pitch abseils. This article explains how to extend a belay device.

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/extend-atc/feed/ 1 How To Belay In Guide Mode https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/guide-mode/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/guide-mode/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2025 01:00:02 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=390 How to Belay in Guide Mode Guide Mode is an auto-blocking belay technique. It is a safe way for the leader to bring up the follower. Do not use this method for lead belaying. The...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/guide-mode/feed/ 3 Trad Anchors > Belaying the Follower https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/anchors-belay/ Fri, 26 Dec 2025 17:00:19 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=1590 Trad Anchors: Belaying the Follower Belaying from an Anchor Once you’ve climbed a pitch and built an anchor, you will need to belay your partner up. Pull up all the slack rope in the system...

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]]> Abseiling > How To Abseil On Two Ropes With a GriGri https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/grigri/ Thu, 25 Dec 2025 18:00:59 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=407 How to Abseil on Two Ropes with a GriGri Sometimes you may want both hands free while abseiling to do things like clean a route, free a stuck rope or swing under an overhang. Using a...

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