Using a rope to descend from a climb. Modern rappels are generally done with a rappel device, which creates friction on the rope to help control the descent. Also called abseiling.
descending by sliding down a rope
to descend a rope using friction devices to control speed
Fr. “call back”] To slide down a rope. Those who value their skin (literally) make use of a harness and some sort of friction device.
lower oneself with a double rope coiled around the body from a mountainside; "The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing"
North American term for abseiling.
A technique for descending a rope.
To descend a cliff or other height by lowering oneself on a fixed rope, with feet against the wall. Friction is placed on the rope, usually with a belay device, to keep the descent slow and controlled. See free rappel.
Means of descending steep terrain in which climber descends a rope, often via harness and friction device Statistically speaking, it should be noted that rappelling is among climbing's more dangerous activities, as one depends entirely on the reliability of the rope/harness/anchor system
To intentionally descend a rope by sliding down an anchored line. Often just called rapping by many or abseiling by the British.
To self-lower from the top of a climb using a rope.
To descend a rope by a means of a braking device, either mechanical or manual
Controlled slide down a rope from a hovering helicopter
to descend a rope at a safe controlled speed.
The act of self belaying down the length of a rope to descend.
To lower off a pitch using the rope and a device to control the speed of descent.
Any of various methods of descending a rope using controlled friction
to descend a fixed rope, usually by means of a braking device. Statistically the most dangerous climbing activity probably because too many climbers rappel without a good Plan B, that is, without a belay.
or rap - To descend a rope using mechanical brake devices. Rappelling is one way to descend after topping out on a route.
To descend a fixed rope by means of mechanical braking devices.
The are of descending a rope with a friction device
The act of lowering oneself on a rope with a device to control the friction and speed of descent.
A method of descending by means of a rope passed under one thigh, across the body, and over the opposite shoulder.
The method of moving down a face or other steep slope by means of a rope secured above and placed around a controlled descent device secured to a belt or harness worn by a worker, and payed out gradually in the descent.