Top rope climbing

Safety checks for climber

• double back closure points (touch them).
• harness above waist. can't go down when pushing.
• rope inside tie points.
• fist length gap, follow through 8 knot, fist length gap. fisherman knot.

Safety checks for belayer

• double back closure points (touch them).
• harness above waist. can't go down when pushing.
• carabiner connected to hard point.
• carabiner is locked (touch it).
• lock is on the opposite side of the belay hand.
• teeth at the bottom.
• rope and ATC on the basket.
• climber rope goes up.

Communication

• on belay?
• belay is on!
• climbing
• climb on!
• tension (or take) / slack
• tension
• got you!
• lowering!

Terms

• closure points
• tie points
• hard point
• basket