Learn to Abseil
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video, Matt Cooper from The Mountaineering Company runs through a simple and effective way of abseiling that can be used in a variety of locations.
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Let us know how your method differs from Matt's in the comments below!
i've never done that, looks pretty cool tho and love the video
Mine is exactly the same.
Rope goes between the legs, over the shoulder and around the arm. No harness, no device, no extra cordage, just an abseil. (That was a Bachmann knot by the way not a Prusik).
@@HarryKrak we should have done an alternative video where Matt did this with a hemp rope, wearing tweed and a flat cap 😅
Great tip at 4:23 . I’ve had the end of a rope get stuck under the water before and it was an absolute epic trying to free it- had to just cut it in the end.
I’ve had the same Mike - lost a fair chunk of rope in the process too!! Wish I’d watched this beforehand 🤦♂️
Differs as in: Prussic loop lark's footed to harness, then wrapped, then carabiner'd back to the harness. This means i have a liiiitle bit less chance of having a fumbly drop moment with the pk.loop & crab near an edge because it is attached by larksfoot to the harness. Double Fisherman's Knot; dress & cinch it plus ~300mm tail. {{@5:17 "distance is appropriate"; if the prussic touches the belay plate it will not lock (so is not the backup it needs to be) = BAD. Check there is a gap between the two in the locking position}}. examples of rope protection would be good. [[carpet offcut, layflat tubing, clothing, rucksack (desperate) or commercially available rope protector! tie all to rope with accessory cord / tat so they do not blow away / fall.]] great vid Matt! & nice alpine butterfly knot to go into as hard point, one of my favourite aspects of the extended abseil system; the 1st thing is 'go in hard' to make one's Elf save before commencing the knitting aspects ;-j Cheers! :-j ah! if getting to the hard point is sketch: have your buddy belay you over there from a suitable anchor then return the favour.
What harness are you wearing?
It's a DMM Viper - here's a link: dmmwales.com/collections/harnesses/products/viper
how do you retrieve the rope once you're safely on the ground?
With this method u generally can't. If it is necessary to retrieve your rope, you should consider abseiling on two strands of a long rope, or two ropes tied securely together, and then pulling one end through the anchor to retrieve it once you have safely reached the base. technique is shown here ( th-cam.com/video/p6uJIg4fL5k/w-d-xo.html ). Note that in the linked video they join the ropes and block the ends using overhand knots. Personally I would advise a stronger knot such as double fishermans as mentioned in UKClimbing's video.
Yeah , but this is no prusik, this just bite knot. Not bad but prusik is another! Ask Google what does it mean " prusik knot"
Pretty sure it was a French Prusik
It was 👍