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Women Climbing in Iran -- Apparently that's a real belay technique.

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Owen Witesman · · Springville, UT · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 111

Several news outlets have been running an AP story about women starting to take up climbing in Iran. Awesome! But what kind of belay is that?

http://www.sltrib.com/csp/mediapool/sites/sltrib/Pages/gallery.csp?cid=3485373&pid=3128100
Rich B · · Boulder, CO · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 10

I wouldn't necessarily knock that belay technique...

That looks like a speed climbing route and a fairly normal speed climbing belay - I've seen it done where one person stands there with a gri-gri on, the other person yards in slack without taking taking their hands off the rope.
Guy H. · · Fort Collins CO · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 8,318

Probably some sort of speed climbing belay technique...
Rich B · · Boulder, CO · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 10

like this? youtube.com/watch?v=n4n6xfu…
Forthright · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2011 · Points: 110

One person yards in slack on the climber side, the other yards in slack on the brake side.
Pavel Burov · · Russia · Joined May 2013 · Points: 50
Owen Witesman wrote:Several news outlets have been running an AP story about women starting to take up climbing in Iran. Awesome! But not if they belay like this. I can't even process what I'm seeing here. http://www.sltrib.com/csp/mediapool/sites/sltrib/Pages/gallery.csp?cid=3485373&pid=3128100
In speed climbing they use different belay styles. This seems to be OK - one belayer is taking slack, another is pulling the rope thru Gri-Gri.
Jim Titt · · Germany · Joined Nov 2009 · Points: 490

Bell Ringing? Commonly used with kids and inexperienced belayers.
Anonymous · · Unknown Hometown · Joined unknown · Points: 0

Am I the only one that has a hard time considering this even climbing?
Owen Witesman · · Springville, UT · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 111

Weird. I learn something every day! Maybe I'll give those screwy Russian aiders a try now too.
Jake Thomson · · Yosemite · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 5
ViperScale wrote:Am I the only one that has a hard time considering this even climbing?
i feel the same.
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