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Rappelling Techniques and Safety Guide

The document outlines the necessary materials and techniques for rappelling, including the use of various knots and carabiners. It provides step-by-step instructions for safely descending and managing the rope, as well as protocols for communication during the process. Additionally, it mentions different types of descent devices used in climbing and mountaineering.

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Rappelling Techniques and Safety Guide

The document outlines the necessary materials and techniques for rappelling, including the use of various knots and carabiners. It provides step-by-step instructions for safely descending and managing the rope, as well as protocols for communication during the process. Additionally, it mentions different types of descent devices used in climbing and mountaineering.

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Rappelling

Climbing and Mountaineering School Gianni Calcagno, Finale Ligure


MATERIALS REQUIRED

a carabiner
a a carabiner a carabiner
a ring better
elevator a HMS ring a small ring
as parallel

a closed ring of a closed ring of


cord 130/150cm in 60cm cord
kevlar or stitched webbing kevlar or sewn ribbon
for the 'long' for the self-locking

Gianni Calcagno Climbing and Mountaineering School, Finale Ligure


REALIZATION OF THE LONGE

node carabiner
simple a small ring
or
otto boatman knot

skewed asola

Gianni Calcagno School of Mountaineering and Climbing, Finale Ligure


Rope attachment to the anchoring

stop
fix
node
floater

single cord two strings connection of


dubbed halfway brought due anchors
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place the rope from
recover below the ring
to facilitate its recovery

Gianni Calcagno Mountaineering and Climbing School, Finale Ligure


Throwing the rope into the void

knot before launching


the free ends to avoid
to fall at the end of the ropes

gather the rope


(better if the two branches are separate)
in broad rings and throw it into the void
as far away from the wall as possible

it is good practice to inform about the


I throw shouting "rope".

Gianni Calcagno School of Climbing and Mountaineering, Finale Ligure


Safety Self-Locking Node

"machard" knot on the double rope,


connected to the service ring of the harness
with a locking carabiner and sailor's knot
Gianni Calcagno School of Mountaineering and Climbing, Finale Ligure
self-insurance at the stop
through the long and
execute a node
self-locking (Machard)
on the double string

Gianni Calcagno Mountaineering and Climbing School, Finale Ligure


position the descender
on the double string and
connect it to the staggered loop
of the long with a
ring carabiner

Gianni Calcagno School of Mountaineering and Climbing, Finale Ligure


disconnect the leash from the stop and position the
carabiner with a collar on the retrieval rope
Gianni Calcagno School of Mountaineering and Climbing, Finale Ligure
to position a hand
on the self-locking knot
to make it flow
and use the other hand to
check the descent

in case one needs to stop


momentarily
it is enough to release the node
self-locking, to restart
grab it again

Gianni Calcagno School of Climbing and Mountaineering, Finale Ligure


at the end of the descent, pass the rope through the self-locking device,
remove the descender from the rope, notify those who need to descend
shouting 'free' and finally releasing the self-locking
Gianni Calcagno School of Mountaineering and Climbing, Finale Ligure
DESCENT OF LONG STRETCHES

in the case of two or more consecutive drops


the most experienced should go down first
which serves to stretch the rope
in case it is tangled
and to prepare the following
landing point

Gianni Calcagno School of Mountaineering and Climbing, Finale Ligure


reached the next drop point
self-insuring at the stop through the longevity
Gianni Calcagno School of Mountaineering and Climbing, Finale Ligure
remove the descender,
to pass the rope
in the self-locking,
inform those who need to get off
screaming "free"

Gianni Calcagno School of Climbing and Mountaineering, Finale Ligure


loosening the locking mechanism
and to pass in the stop
(from below)
the recovery rope
in order to be ready
for the recovery when
the last will have come down

Gianni Calcagno Climbing and Mountaineering School, Finale Ligure


OTHER TYPES OF DESCENT

PLATE ELEVATOR BRAKE


GI-GI A 'OTTO' BIG MOSQUITO

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