Originally Posted by
wannabemekon
his belayer wasn't well anchored, to say the least. that could have been a very interesting situation if he'd gone over...sort of like roped simul-climbing. sort of.
Yeah... If he'd actually fallen the belay probably either goes with him, or face plants into the concrete. They really needed a belay with a car or dual rope anchors to the concrete blocks.
Belay from below works because the person below has to be lifted straight up, pulling horizontally is MUCH easier. And even then it requires that the person below is roughly equal or heavier.