Patent ID: 8023903

Claim:
A method for communicating between at least two rock climbing persons, the method comprising: providing a first communication device; providing a second communication device, the first communication device and the second communication device communicatable with each other; providing a first column having a plurality of illuminatable symbols, the first column associated with the first communication device; providing a second column labeled “YOU”, the second column having a plurality of illuminatable symbols, the second column associated with the second communication device; providing a third column between the first column and the second column, the third column depicting various commands associated with a symbol in the first column and second column; creating a row with an illuminatable symbol in the first column, an illuminatable symbol in the second column, and a command in the third column create a row; aligning the row with a status command button, an action command button, or the variable command button; depressing a command button on the first communication device; and illuminating a command symbol on both the first communication device and the corresponding command symbol of the second communication device.