{"id":11740,"date":"2016-08-30T19:27:59","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T09:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unswoc.org\/wordpress\/?p=11740"},"modified":"2020-08-05T19:54:06","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T09:54:06","slug":"good-practice-for-climbing-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unswoc.org\/wordpress\/2016\/08\/30\/good-practice-for-climbing-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Practice for Climbing Calls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Important practice for climbing calls which helps climbing safety and communication.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/unswoc.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/eamonn1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8232\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8232\" src=\"http:\/\/unswoc.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/eamonn1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"eamonn1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unswoc.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/eamonn1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/unswoc.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/eamonn1.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Taught to me by Nails, these should be known by belayers and climbers:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNails I\u2019m safe\" and \"take\"<br \/>\nWhen calling \u201csafe\" (for multi-pitch or trad where you are into a SRENE anchor and actually want to be taken off belay) make it a sentence e.g. \u201cNails I\u2019m safe\". This is to differentiate it from the quick one-syllable \u201ctake\u201d which means a totally different thing. You don\u2019t want to be taken off belay when you\u2019re pumping out and yelling \u201ctake\u201d because your belayer thought you said \u201csafe\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGive slack\"<br \/>\nSay the two-syllable \u201cgive slack\u201d not just \u201cslack\u201d to differentiate it from \u201ctake\". You\u2019d be surprised how these three calls can be misheard. Also, never say \u201ctake the slack\u201d, that\u2019s clearly confusing, the belayer will probably hear \u201cslack\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Names<br \/>\nAlways use names for the important calls of \u201cNails I\u2019m safe\u201d, \u201cNails on belay\u201d, \u201cNails off belay\u201d. This is so the correct climber at a crag gets taken off belay etc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/unswoc.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/eamon-nic-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8233\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8233\" src=\"http:\/\/unswoc.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/eamon-nic-1-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"eamon nic 1\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unswoc.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/eamon-nic-1-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/unswoc.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/eamon-nic-1.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other options<br \/>\nAnother option on calls, you can say \u201ctension\u201d for \u201ctake\" and \u201csecure\u201d for \u201csafe\u201d as some people do since they are clearly different sounds.<\/p>\n<p>Cleaning a sport climb<br \/>\nAnd an <strong>important<\/strong> additional note, at the top of a sport climb (as further described in the below post), you are NOT \u201csafe\u201d if you plan to stay on belay and be lowered. \u201csafe\u201d means I\u2019m into a SRENE anchor and you can take me off belay. So instead, at the top of a sport climb you can say \u201cI\u2019m in hard\u201d which means I\u2019m temporarily clipped in, or just say nothing and skip to saying \u201cgive slack\u201d so the belayer simply gives slack while keeping you on belay.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, the calls should be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cNails I\u2019m safe\u201d or \u201cNails I\u2019m secure\u201d - take me off belay<\/li>\n<li>\u201ctake\u201d or \u201ctension\" - take in the rope so i can weight it<\/li>\n<li>\u201cgive slack\u201d - give more rope<\/li>\n<li>\u201cin hard\u201d - temporarily clipped in to an anchor<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNails on belay\u201d and \u201cNails off belay\u201d - self explanatory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cheers, Brendan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Important practice for climbing calls which helps climbing safety and communication. 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