LekhoriLekhoriTo make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat.
To handle a climbing rope to prevent (a climber) from falling to the ground.
He would need an experienced partner to belay him on the difficult climbs.
simple past of belie (“encompass”
The securing of a rope to a rock or other sturdy object.
The object to which a rope is secured.
A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner.
A surname.
From Middle English beleggen, bileggen, from Old English beleċġan (“to cover, invest, surround, afflict, attribute to, charge with, accuse”), From Proto-West Germanic *bilaggjan, equivalent to be- (“a...
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