Belaying Safety

Climbing is risky, but these six characters took it to a whole new level.

Proper belay technique can mean the difference between pulling gear or breaking ankles and just hitting the end of the rope.

Three more instances of climbers taking unnecessary, foolish risks.

Here we have two tales of not paying enough attention to climbing's most critical tasks: tying in and belaying.

Falling straight onto the belay on a multi-pitch route is violent and dangerous. Add a layer of safety with the Fixed-Point Belay.