Introduction to Abseiling

Abseiling

In British English, abseiling from (a German abseilen, "to rope down") is the process of descending on a fixed rope.It is also known as: rappelling, rapping (American slang), roping down, roping, sailing or jumping (Australian slang).
Abseiling is the technique of sliding down a rope at safe speed. During the descent the application of controlled friction determines the speed of descent.
Controlling the friction on the rope can be done in two ways:

• Using the body wrap method
• Using one of the many mechanical friction devices such as Figure eight descender (the much safer way).