G-spotter Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 i read some unsubstantiated slander once about sport climbers-turned-boulderers who have said "Take" while highballing. say what you will about the pad people but it's undeniably harder to dog a boulder problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 High-ballin' itself will get one "high". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I'll use that phrase with an exasperated rasp, and it loosely translates as "fuck me I'm weak." It means I'm giving up. I don't seem to use "tension" much anymore, but still rely on "up rope" (usually shortened to "rope") to mean "pay attention, I've got three feet of slack and that's scary." Â "Take up the slack" should always be avoided as a phrase, since "slack" means "pay attention, you're holding me too tight and that's scary." Â When you can hear each other well, lots of variation on the nomenclature works well, but when you get far apart its good to have the classic call and response to fall back on. Farther apart still, the series of rope tugs (I must be more premature than Matt, it only takes 3 tugs with me) is the ticket, with the added implication that one should avoid falling just in case its a simul situation. Â In that sport situation where the leader has topped out, I never take the leader off belay until we've confirmed that they're going to rap rather than lower, and I make sure to state "okay, you're off belay" when I disconnect just to make sure they're aware of the situation. If they're just untying to thread the rope and plan to lower, I just leave them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDog Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 The first time I heard "take" was from a French climber I met at Dante's and climbed with at Icicle in the early/mid '80's. As it was explained to me it means "take my wieght"; as in I'm going to fall off the this unless I can out and rest (hang dogging). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 "Take!" gathers much more naturally in a clenched throat than "Dogging!". Try it - bug out your eyes a bit, press your tongue against the roof of your mouth, clench your throat and try saying each of them. "Dogging!" requires way to much involvement of the back of the tongue and throat. Besides "Take [me]!" is way more intimate between partners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 yeah, "take" is easy to say, much like "fuck" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obwan Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 yeah, "take" is easy to say, much like "fuck" That's usually what I use instead of 'Falling'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choada_Boy Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 "Take" is what Kevbone does at the bath house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choada_Boy Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Reversing your signals around other groups of climbers can be fun, too. For instance, yell "On Belay" when your partner yells "Climbing" after clipping into the anchor, then take them off belay and watch the onlookers reactions. Fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCamKenny Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Reversing your signals around other groups of climbers can be fun, too. For instance, yell "On Belay" when your partner yells "Climbing" after clipping into the anchor, then take them off belay and watch the onlookers reactions. Fun! When the winds are high and I've just put my follower on belay I like to yell "moron you're gay" and then listen to hear him respond with "climbing." Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I've heard Brits use "secure" for "off belay" And they also have been known to use the term "safe" for the same thing. Â I first heard "take" at Smith back in the late 80s/early 90s, and it was from Eurodogs, not us Anglomutts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obwan Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 A-Ha, so it's a Euro term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranbo Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I was amused and horrified in equal parts once when I was, I believe, at Smith, and there was a couple climbing next to us, and one of 'em was up on the rock and shouted down "Take!" The belayer hollers "What?" Up top replies "Take! Take me off belay!"  Maybe it was their special code. :-/  - rob  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 they should have just used rope tugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I remember once on the the upper town walls a couple were climbing Swim and the dude yelled "take" and the chick heard "slack". The resulting whipper was pretty cool to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike1 Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 take up slack take up rope take a break take me off belay take a trip take a chill pill take me out to the ball game  Take it easy.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartman Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 (edited) I was using "take" on Liberty Bell last week when my partner told me to say "up rope". I suppose this serves two purposes: "up rope" is a more distinctive sounding term (take can sound like many other words), and has less confusing connotations and history than "take". Â He's a Calif-bred climber, maybe that has something to do with it. Edited July 6, 2009 by cartman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosterson Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 I was using "take" on Liberty Bell last week when my partner told me to say "up rope". I suppose this serves two purposes: "up rope" is a more distinctive sounding term (take can sound like many other words), and has less confusing connotations and history than "take". Â I always thought "up rope" meant the climber thinks there's too much slack in the system and wants it taken up for safety reasons, vs "take" which meant they were about to hang on the rope. Â If you use "up rope" to mean "tension," how do you ask for slack to be taken up without the rope going tight and pulling you off the wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 I always thought "up rope" meant the climber thinks there's too much slack in the system and wants it taken up for safety reasons, vs "take" which meant they were about to hang on the rope. Â yes, ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 I always thought "up rope" meant the climber thinks there's too much slack in the system and wants it taken up for safety reasons, vs "take" which meant they were about to hang on the rope. Â yes, ditto. Â Â this should be in the "kids" forum... Â take a baby wipe and clean ur bottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRbetaFlash Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 If you're yelling TAKE! Â - You're on a route or section above your head or - you have a belayer who can't tell how much slack there is in the line. There could be drag or other things preventing the line from moving too. They could be asleep, who knows. Â All this can be mitigated by having a person who is actually paying attention to you climbing. Â I heard Fred Beckey yell, "Up Rope!" and if you ask me, I'll do whatever that guy says. I know what he means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Whether you shorten "take up/in the rope" to "Take" or "Up Rope" is irrelevant cause they mean the same thing. But Take is more appropriate for lead climbing and Up Rope for following. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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