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The ultimate guide to safe descending FALCON
GUIDE ® Rappelling HOW TO CLIMB® SERIES

Rope Descending and Ascending Skills for

Climbing, Caving, Canyoneering, and Rigging

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In Rappelling you’ll nd everything you need to know about Inside you’ll nd Rope Descending and
descending a rope, including knots, rigging strategies, rappel information on: Ascending Skills for Climbing,
devices, and more. Included is a comprehensive discussion • Ropes
of ropes, slings, and all the hardware used in rappelling. • Rappel devices Rappelling Caving, Canyoneering, and
Rappelling techniques for the most basic to advanced Rigging
climbing are covered in detail, including multi-pitch rappelling • Slings and webbing
methods and rope management. Single rope xed line rappel- • Knots and hitches
ling techniques used in caving, canyoneering, and industrial • Rigging rappel anchors
applications are also discussed, along with improvised rope • Rappel methods
ascending techniques (prusiking) and ascending a xed rope • Rope retrieval techniques
with mechanicalascenders (jumaring). Rappelling accident
analysis and prevention is also included, along with a section • Rappelling accident analysis
on rappel back-ups and safety checks. • Rappel safety back-ups
• Working with fi xed lines
• Rope ascending techniques

Bob Gaines has been a professional rock climbing guide since 1983 and is the owner of Verti-
cal Adventures Rock Climbing School, voted the #1 rock climbing school in America by Outside
magazine. He has worked extensively in the lm business as a climbing stunt coordinator and
was Sylvester Stallone’s climbing instructor for the movie Cli hanger. He also doubled for William
Shatner in the movie Star Trek V as Captain Kirk free-soloing on El Capitan in Yosemite. He lives in
Irvine and Joshua Tree, California.
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Front cover photo of Rob Raker rappelling from Panic Pillar at Yosemite National Park by Greg Epperson GUIDES ® RECOMMENDED BY
Back cover photo of a belayed rappel at Joshua Tree National Park by Bob Gaines
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