Advice on belaying, Lynn Hill

From Gripped, volume nine, issue five, good advice from Lynn Hill:

Taking the time to learn technique to keep you and your partner safe is a responsibility that every climber needs to address. Pay attention while belaying, and pay out just enough slack so that your partner isn't fighting against you to get the slack they need. When a fall happens, you're going to pull in as much slack as you can and jump as the rope catches your partner. Unless you weigh less than your partner, jumping will soften the fall on their end by providing a dynamic belay. Keep yourself safe while belaying. Watch your stance, and where you're going to get pulled to when when a fall happens. Belaying is a serious responsibility, and if done incorrectly, someone could get hurt, and it is often the belayer.