Paul only rappelled that time because you were nearby. Most days, he makes a sport out of seeing how tightly he can twist the rope by lowering. In fact, one of the criteria he's established for routes we get on now is that they must have rap rings for anchors so he can lower off of them. In his dinner jacket.
"I snatched defeat from the jaws of victory." --Paul
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I wouldn't think a sponsored climber like you wold be setting foot at the crags where rapping is a safe alternative, especially at the red where there is no slab.
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