Rapelling help

Post by **marathonmedic** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:41 pm

I agree with the bolo part. I wouldn't want to be anywhere near it either.

But you can do very short rapells with a single rope, you just divide the rope into thirds. You rapell on 2 of them and the third is tied to the biner. (picture 2)

Post by **L Day** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:21 pm

While I wouldn't want the thing to hit me either, my greatest concern would be the risk of the 'biner and sling whipping around a tree branch in the top of a tall tree, resulting in a stuck rope. Now that would suck. Seems like too much to risk, just to save a piece of webbing.

Post by **pawilkes** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:02 pm

similar techniques are used in canyoneering. In canyons you're doing lots of rappels so the cost savings is a bit bigger and it also leaves less trace. On longer raps, you can use a small diameter, 60m pull rope and rap off a normal single strand of 60m

Post by **abock33** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:53 am

What about this? [url] http://en.petzl.com/petzl/ProProduits?P ... Activite=8[url/] Why wouldn't this work?

Post by **heidiramma** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:30 am

for lessons in rappelling, two words:
Gabe
Barlow