Indoor climbing - safe!

1. Start with setting up your team

• Clarify the weight difference between partners and take the appropriate measures

• Consider belaying skills and climber’s condition

• Agree on rules of communication

• Check climbing equipment

2. Run a partner check before every climb

Reciprocal checks with eyes and hands:

• Tie-in knot and tie-in point

• Belay carabiner

• Belay device - lock-off test

• Harness and harness buckles

• End of rope tied for a backup

3. Only use familiar safety equipment

• Semi-automatics offer additional safety

• Brake hand principle: one hand always holds the brake rope

• Make sure your brake hand is in the correct positioning

• Carabiner, rope and belay device all match

4. Pay full attention when securing

• No slack rope

• Choose the correct location near the wall

• Watch your partner

• Belay glasses improve focus

5. Leave enough room for falls

• Leave ample room to avoid collisions

• Keep your distance to the climber‘s fall line on the ground

• Leave enough room for other climbers on the same wall

• Take potential pendulum falls into account

6. Clip into all quick draws correctly

• Look for a stable body posi-tion for clipping

• Avoid any falls while clipping

• risk of falling to the ground!

• Make sure the rope runs cor-rectly through

• the carabiner -Do not move behind the rope

7. Climb top rope at existing anchor points only

• Do not top rope on single carabiners

• Clip into all quick draws when top roping in routes in severe overhangs

• Make sure the rope is inserted correctly into the belay device

8. Be careful when lowering

• Lower your partner slowly and smoothly

• Make sure there is room to touch down

• Never thread two ropes through one anchor point

• Communicate when climber is at the anchor point

9. Warm up before the start

• Gradually increase the intensity

• Cool down at the end of the climb

• Give injuries time to heal

10. Be aware of your responsibilities

• Be self-critical and open to feedback

• Bring up any errors, both yours and other people‘s

• Keep up to date with the latest developments in belaying and safety issues

• Show consideration for others