Mantle Using your arms to pull up to a ledge - like trying to climb onto the top of the mantle of a fireplace. Things said while climbing When climbing, certain phrases are always used. The reason why the same set of phrases are used is because at times the belayer and the climber are far away from each other and if the terminology is standard, it will be easier to understand what each other is saying. Begins to take up slack. Has removed rope from harness in a safe place.
Climber begins to bring up rope.