I think the real question is - why are you taking someone off belay if you're about to lower them again?
Why is someone yelling "safe" when they're only temporarily safe; they are then expecting to sit on the rope without yelling any other confirmations?
If you're sport climbing, and can't see your belayer, just clip in, haul up a little bit more rope, sort your anchor, then to your belayer's surprise yell very clearly: "OK, you can lower me down now" |