Outdoor Rock Climbing : How to Rappel
Rappelling requires using a figure-8 and a locking carabiner for a secure point of anchor, and it is best to rappel with a partner so each can inspect the other’s ropes and harnesses before leaning back. Understand the basic principles of rappelling with helpful advice from an experienced climber in this free video on rock climbing. Expert: Jeff Dopp Bio: Jeff Dopp has been climbing since 1980 and has climbed all over the country. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
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@ReadyPrepper if you wanna see some really crazy rappelling, check out my vid that says ” the dumbest thing I’ve ever done”. its nuts.
Wow! love that razor sharp rock edge in contact with the ropes! No wonder he uses two!
@SnowWolfQuebec I agree – he didn’t tie any safety.
For Safety, use also a prussik. If you burn your hand, it will stop you in your fall.
@jc545staffy I DO agree that the safety aspect is not shown in the vid and would have made it a better vid. A shunt ’strangles’ the rope/ropes in an even more dynamic way than a prusik and has no ‘teeth’ making it rope friendly.
If someone is at the bottom of the abseil and pulls on the rope/ropes the rappelling person will stop bcs the figure 8 will brake enough to stop the rappel.
@stevan070
i did say at least, but your right double ropes a shunt would be perfect, cept for it eating into the rope.
i dont think a spot is what is needed here, if he lets go of the rope, he falls and a person below will = an injury to both.
@ZK818 I do NOT agree. The loop is specially made for belaying and rapelling. Also the loop spreads the forces between the middle section and the leg section.
The way he ties in into the figure 8 makes for a slow rappel therefore no gloves are needed
@jc545staffy . I don’t think a prusik is the right tool for dubbel rope. A shunt would be a good device but I quess there is someone standing below holding the ropes in case of an emergencie. I did not see him tie the ropes together at the bottom but I quess that was also already taken care of. A good video with usefull and correct info.
this bloke is doing it very wrong, there is no back up on that rope for him, scenario one: – feet slip, natural reaction let go of rope to protect face, whooops im not holding on to the rope and so not braking with my left/right hand down i go to my death. you need a prusik look on the the rope and harness at lest so then you can take your hands off with out death. bad tutoring man.
That sharp cliff edge looks like it could cut the rope without some padding.
what is the name of that figure 8 thing and where can u git one
Simple and no bull.
This bloke knows his stuff
I bet ZK818 had never even climbed a mountain.
GS
YOU SAD….: “RAPPEL IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS”…..I SAD,,,,ONLY IF YOU ARE THE INSTRUCTOR…!!!!!!!!
YOU DON’T NEED THE PRUSSIK BACK UP……?
“IF YOU HAVE 3 , U HAVE 2, IF YOU HAVE 2 U HAVE 1, IF YOU HAVE 1 , U HAVE NONE…!!! GO GET INSTRUCTIONS, BEFORE POSTING “LIFE THREATENING VIDEOS” U SHOULD BE IN JAIL FOR THAT ANSWER….
RECOMMENDED BUT NO NECESSARY…..!!!!!!!!!
OHH MAN….IN THIS 2 MIN VIDEO, YOU’VE MADE AT LEAST 4 MAJOR MISTAKES.!!
1) CARABINER MUST PASS AROUND 2 PARTS OF YOUR HARNESS AT LEAST, NOT ONLY TRHOUGH THE FRONT LOOP.
2) ALWAYS, ALWAYS USE GLOVES IN YOUR “ROPE HAND”
3) YOU PASSED THE ROPE TRHOUGH THE 8 FROM THE THE BOTTOM SIDE FIRST, RATHER THEN FROM THE TOP…TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY THAT’S TOTTALY WRONG
4) YOUR LEFT HAND IS TOO CLOSE TO THE 8…IF YOU DON’T WANNA GET A SEVERE BURNING, KEEP THAT HAND AWAY FROM THE ROPE…U DON’T NEED THAT.
Yes, it is recommended, but not necessary..
As you wrote: it is for backup — in case of same problems 
You need a prussik as a backup.
That ledge looks pretty sharp. I would wanna pad my rope with something there.
Do u like the 8 better than an ATC?
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