Climb high, separate silks, grip high, and hang Guide one foot out and around the tails to the front, bend knee, guide foot back through middle of tails, grab opposite silk with top of foot, and guide opposite tail back by making a circle with the foot, ending with both tails in front of foot,Continue reading “Forward Double Belay”
Category Archives: Belay
James Belay
Make a foot break with silks together Split upper poles and bring upper body through silks Rotate upper body 1/2 rotation in one direction, grab poles and straddle-invert Bring leg, opposite of the direction you turned, through the middle of the poles and hook on opposite pole (for example, if you turned your body toContinue reading “James Belay”
Basic Belay
Split silks and create equal footlocks Crossback (any style, noting which silk is closest to your back) and straddle-invert Follow the silk that is closest to your back to the wrapped foot, bring that foot in front of the poles, unwrap that foot while keeping tension on the tail close to body (this is aContinue reading “Basic Belay”
Belay Sequence
Get into Belay (any style) Split tails, legs through and straddle-invert Legs through the poles, sit up between the tails, leaving tails behind Straddle wide, tails are behind legs, dive forward to catch tails, give slack to allow room, pose with loops around knees Look for the shorter tail. As you take your knee outContinue reading “Belay Sequence”
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