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Carabiner Brake System reversed carabiners, then clip two more carabiners
This is best rigged with standard oval carabiners, into and across (at a 90-degree angle) the second
but D-shaped carabiners will also work. Start with set of carabiners so that the spines are on the same
two carabiners, and clip them to the harness belay side as the protruding loop (or loops) in your bight
loop with the gates opposed and reversed. Then clip of rope. In this way the spines will serve as your
two more carabiners, gates opposed and reversed, brake bars. Make sure that the spines (and not the
to the first set. Take a bight of rope (or ropes) and gates) are on the correct side. This configuration,
pull it through to the second set of opposed and using six non-locking carabiners, is known as the

How to rig a six-carabiner brake rappel setup: 1. Connect two sets of doubled carabiners, gates
opposed and reversed. 2. Pull a bight of both ropes through. 3. Clip the brake carabiners in on one
side. 4. Clip the brake carabiners to the other side so that your rope is pressing against the spines.

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