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Once you have a good relationship with your belayer(s), that rushed feeling starts to go away. There is no hurrying in climbing. Experienced climbers don't care how long you take or how hard the problem is that you are working on. Plus, when they are belaying, they aren't climbing which means their body is getting a well-deserved rest. You'll eventually notice groups of three people climbing together. One climbing, one belaying, one lying on the ground occasionally shouting encouragement to the climber. If climbers were really that focused on getting back up on the wall, 3-person groups wouldn't be that common. Hang out in the bouldering section for a while and watch time-wise how much is spent on the wall and how much is actually spent lying around resting, talking about problems, thinking about problems, spotting climbers, and stretching.
Responsibility of being the belayer: Very important responsibility! However, the more you know about belaying and how it works, the less it feels like a heavy responsibility. Go get a few books about climbing and read up on belaying. I have a few books by John Long that I really like. I actually really started to love belaying once I began lead climbing. I understood the physics of belaying more and it's more fun (like you are dancing with the climber).
There is responsibility when bouldering as well. It's not a solo sport either. Again, check out the bouldering area. Those who aren't climbing are spotting climbers. There is technique that needs to be learned for spotting as well.
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Once you have a good relationship with your belayer(s), that rushed feeling starts to go away. There is no hurrying in climbing. Experienced climbers don't care how long you take or how hard the problem is that you are working on. Plus, when they are belaying, they aren't climbing which means their body is getting a well-deserved rest. You'll eventually notice groups of three people climbing together. One climbing, one belaying, one lying on the ground occasionally shouting encouragement to the climber. If climbers were really that focused on getting back up on the wall, 3-person groups wouldn't be that common. Hang out in the bouldering section for a while and watch time-wise how much is spent on the wall and how much is actually spent lying around resting, talking about problems, thinking about problems, spotting climbers, and stretching.
Responsibility of being the belayer:
Very important responsibility! However, the more you know about belaying and how it works, the less it feels like a heavy responsibility. Go get a few books about climbing and read up on belaying. I have a few books by John Long that I really like. I actually really started to love belaying once I began lead climbing. I understood the physics of belaying more and it's more fun (like you are dancing with the climber).
There is responsibility when bouldering as well. It's not a solo sport either. Again, check out the bouldering area. Those who aren't climbing are spotting climbers. There is technique that needs to be learned for spotting as well.