Someone once showed me how to abseil with only the rope. Does anyone
know what its called and a link to instructions?

War Office wrote:
> Someone once showed me how to abseil with only the rope. Does anyone
> know what its called and a link to instructions?

"Classic abseil"

The rope comes down from the top and then in between your legs, behind
your thigh (usually the right, if the right hand is to control), across
your chest, over (left) shoulder and back to the (right) hand.  It's not
very comfy, especially if you're wearing Tracksters or the like, but it
does work okay.  Can be a useful skill for a time saving in a few cases
if a short and easy ab is all that's needed.

http://www.instructables.com/id/SE2BTK3F4FBB0SC/ shows you how.  Might
be a Cunning Plan to work with an independent safety rope for getting
the hang of it.  As when abbing with a descender, it's the lower hand
that's really providing the stopping power and control.

Pete.
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On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:16:18 +0000, Peter Clinch
 wrote:

.. >War Office wrote:
.. >> Someone once showed me how to abseil with only the rope. Does anyone
.. >> know what its called and a link to instructions?
.. >
.. >"Classic abseil"
.. >
.. >The rope comes down from the top and then in between your legs, behind
.. >your thigh (usually the right, if the right hand is to control), across
.. >your chest, over (left) shoulder and back to the (right) hand.  It's not
.. >very comfy, especially if you're wearing Tracksters or the like, but it
.. >does work okay.  Can be a useful skill for a time saving in a few cases
.. >if a short and easy ab is all that's needed.
.. >
.. >http://www.instructables.com/id/SE2BTK3F4FBB0SC/ shows you how.  Might
.. >be a Cunning Plan to work with an independent safety rope for getting
.. >the hang of it.  As when abbing with a descender, it's the lower hand
.. >that's really providing the stopping power and control.
.. >
.. >Pete.

Definitely can be a bit painful in my experience.

I once saw a RAF Mountain Rescue guy abseil near Broadstand. H e came
down at a great rate of knots  .. hit the ground rucsac first .. which
set off his day/night flare .. hilarious :-)

Mike P

War Office  writes:

>Someone once showed me how to abseil with only the rope. Does anyone
>know what its called and a link to instructions?

Dulfersitz:

http://www.traditionalmountaineering.org/FAQ_Dulfersitz.htm

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