Rappelling The Freedom of the Hills Chapter 11

Rappelling The Freedom of the Hills Chapter 11 1

The Rappel System Anchor Rope Method Rappeller 2

Rappel Anchors 3

Rappel Anchors (cont) 4

Rappel Anchors (cont) 5

Pulling the Rappel Rope 6

Throwing Down the Rope 7

Rappel Devices Carabiner Brake One Friction Biner Double Biners Figure Eight Ring Two Friction Biners Locking Biner 8

Rappel Devices (cont) ATC Used as a Rappel Device To Anchor To Break Hand 9

Improvised Rappel Harness 10

Rappel Technique The signal is “On Rappel” to let your partners know what is going on. Getting started is the hardest part. You often have to down climb a bit to get into position. Keep your body slightly less than perpendicular to the rock face for best front-to-back balance Keep your legs spread about shoulder width for best side-to-side balance Your break hand controls the rate of descent 11

Starting a Rappel 12

Over a Steep Edge 13

Stopping Midrappel 14

Safety Backup Prusik Knot 15

Fireman’s Belay 16

Cindy Myers demonstrating an ATC Rappel 17

Dulfersitz Rappel A student using the Dulfersitz method 18

Russ Huse in 1958 19

What’s Wrong here? 20

An overview of Fossil Falls looking West 21

At Fossil Falls It is very steep – be tied in if near the edge. Wear your hard hat. Wear a shirt with collar, especially for the Dulfersitz. You can wear light gloves if you want to. Shirt tails and long hair can get caught – be careful. Harnesses and rappel devices will be used. All rappels will be belayed. Bring the same personal stuff as you did for Robbers Roost. Watch out for rattlesnakes 22