Summary:

    Lead climbing is one of the more popular climbing styles when climbing in the outdoors. Lead climbing allows you to make anchors as you scale a rock or wall versus having a single anchor placed at the top of the route. This increases the danger of the fall. For this reason, the belayer's part in the climb is very important as they are responsible for both providing enough slack in the rope so the climber can ascend the route, and also being quick in providing the correct combination of tension and slack if the climber were to suddenly fall.