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Chapter 7: Single Rope Rappel Devices for Fixed Lines ..................................................................135
Rappelling with an Assisted Passing a Knot .............................................. 139
Braking Device ......................................... 135 Passing a Knot with a Cordelette .......... 140
Petzl Grigri .............................................. 135 Passing a Knot with a Self-locking
Petzl Stop ................................................. 135 Rappel Device, Mechanical
Rappel Rack .................................................. 136 Ascenders, and Etriers ........................ 140
Rope Protectors .............................................. 138 Vertical Rope Access Techniques .................. 141
Chapter 8: Canyoneering Techniques ........................................................................................................147
Canyoneering Rappel Devices ..................... 147 The Reepschnur ....................................... 150
Canyoneering Rope Retrieval Techniques .. 147 Rigging for
Carabiner and Knot Blocks .................... 147 Canyoneering Contingencies ................... 152
Chapter 9: Rope Ascending Techniques ....................................................................................................155
Improvised Rope Ascending: Prusiking ...... 155 Jumaring ......................................................... 159
Ascending a Single Fixed Rope .................. 158 The Yosemite Method .............................. 163
Glossary .......................................................................................................................................................................165
Index ..............................................................................................................................................................................169
About the Author .....................................................................................................................................................173
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