When at the top of the climb, just before coming down, this is what was taught to lower the climber as call signs.

 

climber : tight

belayer : tight (after tightening the rope)

climber : lower me

belayer : lowering

 

Is the above the normal call signs? What do u guys use in the gym?

 

Thanks in advance.

regards

1) Pre-climbing check - check each others harnesses to make sure all buckles are buckled back; check to make sure the belay is set up properly and the carabiner is locked; check to make sure that the climber has their carabiner locked (gym climbing) or make sure that the climber is properly tied in to the rope.

2) climber - belay on? belayer - on belay!

3) climber - climbing? belayer - climb on!

4) climber - falling! belayer - Don't say anything ... BRAKE THE CLIMBER!! :)

5) climber - take (to remove all slack from the rope). belayer - take on!

6) climber - lower. belayer - lowering

This is by no means an all inclusive list but should keep you safe in the gym and is pretty standard in the different gyms I have climbed in.

Once you move outdoors then the list of commands will increase.

Mike

good to see you back shadow. hope work slowed down a bit for you. as for calls, the 'standard' calls actually vary a bit by region, so "tight" could be normal for your area. as long as it's understood by all in the area, it's really not important what the commands are. there are a few variations (e.g. sometimes people will say "up-rope" or "tension" at the top of a climb instead of "take"), but generally speaking mike listed the calls we commonly use in the area. if you have a climbing partner you work with a lot, after a while you get your own variations, and sometimes after working with someone a while you barely need any calls at all (as long as your partner can see you). i like it when i get in a groove with a partner like that, because it's just really fluid when they seem to know what your thinking or what you need. the calls that i ALWAYS use is "on/off belay" as you can probably see the importance.

some lead climbing particular calls:

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second: "up-rope" = pull up the rope and collect it because i'm nearly ready to climb. the leader pulls up the rope, until all the slack is gone then the second calls >

"that's me" = stop taking up rope, you've pulled out the slack. > then comes the typical starting a climb calls

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leader: "clipping" = i'm going to need some quick slack so i can clip this piece > the second/belayer pays quick slack, the leader clips > the leader calls "take" (or i say "thank you" to my partner) and the second/belayer pulls out slack.

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leader: "building" or "working" = i'm going to be stationary for a while because i'm setting up the belay station. it is sometimes but not always used (it's really not necessary other than to tell your belayer why you're not going anywhere). > the belayer maintains the belay. until the leader calls "off-belay"