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As only one size of belaying pin was kept on board, its diameter was that of the thickest rope to be belayed.
I was belaying Ann, the new climbing hall is way cooler than the original one I went to.
In FIG.2, the line is shown as loosely wound around the belaying pins for purposes of illustration.
This means that if a line needed to be released in a hurry, the belaying pin can be lifted out and removed, releasing the line.
In deciding what size belaying pins to use on your model there are some general rules to follow.
He eventually got it and scrambled to some anchors before belaying Suzanne from the top of the climb.
As I was belaying Bryan to the top I asked Jesus to look west at the sky and see if it's going to get worse.
In all cases, the line is passed under the arm of the cleat or around the belaying pin.
Equally important is not standing around the base of the cliff if you are not belaying.
In the olden days, belaying pins were made of hardwood, usually locust, and sometimes bronze, iron, or brass.
It is even easier to assume you know all there is to know about something as seemingly simple as belaying a leader.
The pinrail has a row of little holes punched through it for the belaying pins to sit in.
Personally I like a slipper or velcro closure because I spend most of my gym time bouldering or belaying.
When setting squaresails, don't put the buntlines back onto the belaying pins until the topmen have finished overhauling and are back on deck.
I could feel my pulse in my neck as Steve began belaying Alan up the first 15-20 feet of the climb.
The climber will tie into one end of the rope and the belayer will take up slack from the other end using his belaying device.
For a few nights I kept having a nightmare, where I was rockclimbing, and Rowan was belaying me.
A simple belaying pin, does not need a hole, and so are even easier to make.
Losing no time, Simon tied their two 300 foot ropes together and started belaying the pain stricken Joe down the mountain.
There was nothing in the kit or instructions that told you how or where to belay all the lines and no belaying pins provided.
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He had seen coiled on a belaying pin on the bridge a long lead line, and on the deck still unwashed away an old cork fender.
And just then Trant got in the way of the belaying pin again, and this time he did not seem to want to get up.
I've seen him knock a fellow down with a belaying pin, and couldn't lend a hand.
When he found out what they had to tell he started for the forecastle, grabbing a belaying pin on his way.
They went swinging from belaying pin to cleat above the seas that beat the half-submerged deck.
If a halyard got loose from its belaying pin that night it was not seen again.
Dennis snatched up a belaying pin and brought it with all his force against the door, but made no impression on its stout timbers.
Then he was drawn over to the rail and made fast to a belaying pin.
The wood contains a natural oil which makes it self-lubricating, leading to its use for belaying pins, deadeyes and, more recently, propeller bearings on ships.
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