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QUT and affiliates sued for $8m Kangaroo Point 18-May-2017 At 2:49:42 AM rightarmbad

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For the senior member to take him off belay he must have already asked to be taken off belay himself to clean and rap or been asked if he still requires a belay and he must have answered no.
If there was a miscommunication it is simply up to the person on the rock to not take himself off safety, that is his own responsibility, nobody else's.
If he has advanced to the point of cleaning a belay then he must surely have been taught earlier about communication, his own responsibilities and the need to be honest about his own abilities.
Once you reach the anchors, there is only one person that can hurt you and that is yourself.

Unless there was a wrongly threaded Gri Gri and the most senior member also let go of the brake rope, the fault lies with th climber.

If communication is a problem, clean and rap, the belayer plays no part in your own safety.
If you have forgotten how to do the procedure, just stay on safety and wait for help.