Belay device
id:
belay-device-169-2419253
title:
Belay device
text:
A belay device is a mechanical piece of climbing equipment used to control a rope during belaying. It is designed to improve belay safety for the climber by allowing the belayer to manage their duties with minimal physical effort. With the right belay device, a small, weak climber can easily arrest the fall of a much heavier partner. Belay devices act as a friction brake, so that when a climber falls with any slack in the rope, the fall is brought to a stop. Typically, when the rope is held outw
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Mechanical piece of climbing equipment
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belay_device
date created:
2007-02-13T23:54:11Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T04:43:56Z
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13
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