Climbers communication: following are the terms most employed:
command: (climber) "on belay" (belayer) "belay on" (climber) "climbing" (belayer) "climb on" (climber) "slack" (belayer) "slack" (climber) "don't give me no slack!" (belayer) "what?" (climber) "tension" (either) "MrHanky"
| meaning: "do i tie in with an overhand knot or a clove hitch" "i'm not ready yet" "i'm having second thoughts about this" "i'm still not ready" "what do you think i am, an eunuch?" "did he say tension?" "falling" "did he say more slack?" "i'm climbing up the goddamn rope" "MrHanky"
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