On 13/06/2008 BigMike wrote:
>Thereafter, I became a firm advocate of shouting "off belay". It's hard
>to confuse with anything shouted in the heat of the moment (OK except maybe
>"bombs away"). But I have noticed people are incredibly resistant to this
>change, despite what I reckon is pretty sound logic.
fair enough, although i still think of "off belay" as someone saying they are actually taking something off belay and doesn't really make sense for a leader to be saying it.
how about "clipped in", it sounds different and is straightforward enough
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