Having a hearing problem forces anyone with me to use the rope as a communication device, when the leader starts to take up the slack, he is kept on belay until all is taken up, then he lets a bit back, he comes off belay. The second then waits until the rope is pulled tight, climbs up a few feet and makes sure that the rope goes tight again, then he climbs. As we mainly do easier multi pitch climbs, up to about 16, most times there is rock between the leader and the second, yell all you like, I wont hear. |