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billygoat
climber
3hrs to El Cap Meadow, 1.25hrs Pinns, 42min Castle
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Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 3, 2009 - 01:39pm PT
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Since I don't really have an answer for the other thread...
After falling past my belayer on a wall, when he got yanked up to the end of his leash, "I fell up! I fell up!"
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scuffy b
climber
4 to 8
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Best thing to hear from your belayer is
"You're past the crux."
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Do NOT come off there dude, you'll land right on my face!
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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When I had just finished the crux, "you're back on belay, I just got a better piece in for the anchor"
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billygoat
climber
3hrs to El Cap Meadow, 1.25hrs Pinns, 42min Castle
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 3, 2009 - 02:03pm PT
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Not good scuffy, the best!
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micronut
Trad climber
fresno, ca
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I once heard the worst from my belayer while leading a thin face route in Kings Canyon.......
"FALLING!!!!"
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Adamame
Trad climber
El Portal
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It's only 5.9
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72hw
Trad climber
Pasadena, CA
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To a new climber on the ground just as I was reaching the crux of a 5.9 pitch with ground fall potential:
Belayer: "Now you see, if he falls here he will fall twice the distance from his last piece of protection..."
Me: "Ummmm... can we please talk about this some other time??"
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tolman_paul
Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
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Me, "Up rope....UP ROPE"
A pause, then a dazed reply, "Dude, I fell asleep"
In context, I was replacing bolts on an old bolt ladder. He was laying down on a ledge with his body in the sun and his head in the shade. I guess the tap tap tap of the hand drill was all he neaded to doze off.
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treeman
climber
mule city
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Barry Ward was belaying me on Sorcerer at GM, and I come up on a hornets nest in the middle of the pitch. I want to bail to avoid getting stung multiple times. Barry lets out with " Ah c'mon dude, go for it- I would!" So I did, got bit all to sh#% then bailed.
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originalpmac
Trad climber
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two things: a friend that had never seen someone lead climbing, finally realizes the dynamics of it all, "dude, if you fall... that is gonna HURT!" shut up Shane, came from every one else.
another, was on top-rope after a friend led a dripping wet and thin 5.9 corner, he calls down, "dude, you are on belay, but, uhhh, DON'T FALL!" a$$hole.
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KathyS
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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A different voice than the belayer I started with.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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That's great Sherri!!!!
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BluntMan
Gym climber
Wild Omar, CA
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In this case, I'm the belayer:
south crack, thor peak, e. sierra....partner is about 20 feet above a very crappy piece at a cruxy section with a good piece about 20 feet below that. All the rope's out....he needs 20 more feet to get to a belay...tells me I'll have to simul...he can't down-climb. I'm f*#king scared that I'll fall and pull both of us down. I'm thinking, "why didn't you set up the f*#king belay 40 feet down"? I yell, "no problem...I'm on it". I think that's the best thing he could have heard.
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SGropp
Mountain climber
Eastsound, Wa
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"Hey man! Do you have the lighter ?"
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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"Spread your legs and trust the rubber" yells my belayer as I stem up a chimney. Makes me laugh everytime.
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Not really a belayer/leader comment but I use it to this day...
The Beaver* is climbing up on a billboard of a lady drinking a hot cup of coffee. Wally is down below. The Beav is looking scared and not sure what move to do next. Wally let's out... "PUT YER FOOT ON THE LADY'S THUMB BEAV!"
For those too young, (are there any of those on ST?) Leave It To Beaver was a TV show from the days of B&W.
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Matt
Trad climber
primordial soup
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the best while i was climbing:
(me on my 1st 5.9 lead ever as i was just figuring all of this climbing stuff out)
"you'll probably be fine"
the best to another climber:
(although someone beet me to this upthread)
"Falling"
...as the belayer lost his footing and fell off of a very large ledge pretty close to the ground- so there was no anchor at the bottom.
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