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rappelling is the only time when you are completely reliant on the system. there is no backup if the anchor (in all unlikelihood) fails. How is this different from being lowered? toad, you are right. i didn't write correctly. descending is when you are reliant on the system, not rappelling specific...

anyone have any experience with the mammut smart? it is not the same motion as a gri-gri or atc, but it may have some advantages over the two...

statistically speaking, descending is where most accidents occur in our sport. i'm not saying that one is guaranteed to have an accident while doing this, but i think it is important to keep in mind that there is the potential for catastrophic failure in the system at this point. a few arguments bet...