Belay
Posted by fmaldonado on 1 September, 2009
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When it comes to rope rescue, one issue that seems to arise frequently involves the use of conditional versus unconditional belays.
Just to review, a belay is a safety line that will catch the rescuer or patient if the mainline fails. An unconditional belay will catch the load without any action being taken by the person [...]