1 Belay on this cleat.

2 Our guides belay us.

3 It should be possible on subsequent ascents to belay on Aries.

4 But my inability to belay or take the lead soon became obvious.

5 If there had been a bolt on my belay at Swanage it would not have been an environmental disaster.

6 This clipped, the final section to the belay is relaxing by comparison.

7 Nice solid belay, comfortable place to sit, nice view and most of all that warm, smug feeling.

8 It is possible to belay here, but much better to continue.

9 Steve had to fix a belay around a boulder while the porters lowered barrels, bags and sacks down the rock face.

10 The belay will probably be a few feet lower than it was and nearer to the exit from the groove.

11 A belay device essentially acts as a break to stop the friction if you fall.

12 Hanging belay - To belay facing the wall while suspended by your harness anchors.

13 When you reach a belay station, unzip the pit vents and let off some steam.

14 Your guide hand is placed above the belay device friction brake.

15 Body belay - Belay technique using friction of the rope layer's body to slow and hold a fall.

16 Avast! Belay the port jib, and scupper the mains'l on the poop deck!

17 The props kayaks, bungee cords, belay ropes are seen as a diversion rather a teaching tool.

18 While resting at the belay before my final effort, I had plenty of time to consider the situation. I imagined what it must have been like for Warren Harding while pioneering the first ascent in 1958.

19 A belay devicefail - safe device which lets the instructor keep your rope tight.

20 There followed a series of spider-like manoeuvres to negotiate the chimney-groove and become ensconced on the ledge belay.

21 We finally reached the top - to discover that the party behind had used some of our gear at a belay.

22 Gunpowder: the smouldering disbelief of McFall during his long and lonely vigil at the belay.

23 There are good nuts here and it used to be traditional to belay at this point.

24 Reputable centres use safety ropes and good natural and artificial belay points.

25 A safe stance consisting of an anchor, a rope , and akathe belay ""

26 Attention: this redirect reduces the fallfactor, but increases the potential force on the belay anchors.

27 If the leader falls before clipping the first bolt on the route, this redirect allows for the correct operation of braking belay devices like the REVERSO.

28 The white leader now uses her prusik to stay on a snug belay with her team, and tells them to move forward, creating a bight of slack.