Rappelling basics 101

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Hi ! May i know , how high are the top , that you had be done for repelled! 5 m ?

you lost me in the first 30seconds

Can you please give me the location of where you’re at so I go there. Thanks great video

Nice, video. Good refresher for my skills. City of Miami Firefighter.

Goodbye Charlie

Now this is military style! Great job!

You need to use static rope to climb or repel right? Not dynamic lines? Or do I have that backwards

I'll preface this by saying I dont climb so have no knowledge on the subject but... would you not want a prussick or something as a backup? Seems like there is redundancy in the anchor but not on your end of the rope! Maybe I'm missing something.

I'm not sure if anyone mentioned it in the comments but I'd strongly suggest you add an autoblock to your system. You just need a locking carabiner and a loop to make a prusik or similar. There are a couple ways to do it and you can find them online. The idea is that if you lose control of the rope the autoblock stops you!

Are you referring to LOCK THE GATE? Or lock the gate DOWN??? ALWAYS LOK WITH THE GATE UP.

There is a lot of redundancy, which is great, but ultimately if your right hand lets go of the rope there is no backup, right? Isn’t that a concern? Wouldn’t you want some friction knot tied from your harness to the main line somehow?

You can just use a heavy duty carabiner to rappel

You never showed how you ANCHORED the rope ...

Hey everyone. Just wanted to let you all know that some of the instruction and equipment used in this video is out-of-date/unsafe by today's standards. As the vast majority of climbing-related injuries occur during the repel, I wanted to quickly point out a few red flags for beginners. It seems that our instructor learned to rappel a few years ago in the military and has not bothered to stay updated on the safest rappelling protocols.

Figure 8's are considered to be outdated as there have been instances of shock loads breaking the device. Also they twist the rope on descents and are a pain to tie-off or lock on your descent. Instead use any kind of ATC or tube-like belay device, pretty much just as cheap as a figure 8 and much safer by todays standards. Or use a self-blocking GriGri for an extra safe backup.

Speaking of backups, while not technically necessary, friction knots such as the autoblock knot and prusik are typically a standard to backup your system in the event that you let go of your rope on your descent. The likelihood that this can happen is much higher than you think.

As others also noted in the comments below: Our instructor didn't really mention how to build a safe anchor, thread the rope to insure you are at the middle of the rope (it would suck to be in the middle of the descent and have one end slip through your belay/rappel device... "goodbye charlie"), use back up knots to prevent the rope from slipping through the belay/rappel device, or create a rappel extension.

Scary that this video has a couple hundred thousand views... hopefully people watched a few other videos to supplement this one...

If you want to watch safer alternatives check our the instructional videos Outdoor Research, REI, or AAC put out. Much more modern, safety-oriented instruction.

Stay safe out there!





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Cool video

What the heck very incomplete video bro???

a lot more gear than was used at jungle warfare school in the early 80's. you were issued twice your height of dynamic rope and one nonlocking carabiner. you made your own swiss seat or went ranger style (a bite of your rope between the legs the trailing ends came around to the front making a bend through said bite in opposing directions went around you back to the front finishing with a square knot and a half hitch for both ends) in about as much time as it took to tie your boots. then without question or hesitation took two turns of rope around your carabiner clipped it to your seat with the gate side away from your breaking side hip and carried out your orders "getting the fk off his rock" as fast as you could with a loud and thunderous AIRBORNE!!

I'm using this information to storm the iranian embassy in the UK

It's nothing like rappelling from the FBI building

He could have just walked down

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Good way to die. No third hand and not what the AMGA or Apline Club recommends for rappelling.

Prusik for safety??? just asking

Sorry but not my cup of tea! Didn’t learn much really. Couple things. But I can’t believe you didn’t include your original anchor point that’s what I was trying to figure out where do you attach the rope?

Adios Charlie

Hi Prepper Action, I saw your YT channel on a mutual subscribe in Bushcraft survival and primitive skills I’ve just subbed to you now. Great film thanks, climbing is something I have very little experience with. How long have you been climbing? Have a great day and stay safe. James

I bought a book when I was a kid that showed how to make a harness out of only rope, and I used padlocks for carabiners and as a figure 8. God knows how I'm alive. 😂

Not sure why you didn’t include tieing a bow line knot that you used. That should be part of a 101 video

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Wheres the anchor did u shoot it in boulder

it stopped just as it was getting interesting

also close the system. Not that he didnt but its worth mentioning. Thank you. Love your channel.

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Say it’s basic vid only thing u show is caribiner 3 line system which no beginner even knows what it is…..Don’t apply for teaching jobs

My first and last reppel I did the safety person dropped me about 6-8 feet before I got caught about 40 foot off the ground...it was a training tower(70 foot) also was the First, and LAST time.

A prussic auto stop and a stopper knot at the end of your rope, even if it reaches the ground.

Where's your backup?!?! If you slip and loose your grip you'd fall. You should add a prusik to your system. It's less than $20

useless video

Does anyone on here know if the rescue 8 will pass a knot 🪢through it? I'm sure it depends on how big the knot is but the hole is much larger than the figure of 8 I have. Personally I prefer a mùnter hitch on a carabiner for more rope on rope friction for a more controlled descent.

Do you have another video, showing in more detail you implementing a anchor system with your sling backup system as well?.. Cheers

A+ for redundancy!

Do usally put the line around your back? Been awhile i remember it coming straight out to the right side from my figure 8