Meanings of rappelling down in English

Descend by rappelling down the route or via Martha Steps on the west side.

Vintoniv rappelling down the headland for phase one of the approach to Yesnaby Castle.

No one was scaling the wall; no one was rappelling down from the roof.

A door opened and a cable dropped, a single golden facet rappelling down into the street.

Undo your personal attachment to the anchor to begin rappelling down the single strand to your partner.

At last, the cable went taut as Orsun cleared the opening and began rappelling down the shaft.

That same weekend, Lucas Dunn, 21, got caught in rockfall in Tahquitz Rock while rappelling down a gully.

There was greater emphasis on non-conventional warfare this year, with troops parachuting from planes and rappelling down ropes from helicopters.

But, I couldn't help but feel bad as we looked up at the wall as Ben and Patrick were rappelling down.

Belay Loop Failure In October 2006, legendary climber Todd Skinner and partner, Jim Hewett, were rappelling down Leaning Tower in Yosemite.

Visit Website They reached the summit late at night in thick fog and increasing wind, and began rappelling down the south face.

My sneakers made contact, but I kept rappelling down until my full weight was on the seat and I had my balance.

The following scenarios assume that you are rappelling down a multipitch climb where there is no other way to get down besides rappelling.

Rigging such haul systems there, particularly on the big walls, would be more dangerous than rappelling down and climbing back up such faces.

Canadian climber Serge Dessureault is thought to have fallen to his death just below House's Chimney or perhaps while rappelling down the Black Pyramid.

It was a harsh collective experience: sleeping rough, orienteering, rappelling down cliffs, searching for pure water and so forth, all while lugging a heavy backpack.