Rappelling / Abseilling: Techniques, useful outdoor skills

www.peaksurvival.us For more info: The primary use of Abseiling is a technique used by rock climbers and mountaineers to descend a pitch or section of climb. The main benefit of Abseiling or Rappelling is speed as once a climber has finished a climb, descent is often the trickiest and most dangerous part. When we talk about Abseiling or Rappelling with reference to a survival situation then we normally make the assumption that the only commodity we have access to is a rope. Rock climbers and mountaineers have many ways to attach themselves to the rope and slow there means of descent by friction: * Karabiner with an Italian Hitch (friction knot) * Karabiner with figure of 8 descender * Karabiner with Stitch plate * Karabiner with GriGri * Karabiner with Petzl stop Unless you have access to a harness and karabiner or a sling and karabiner, then you are limited to using a body abseil:



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