Ever done abseiling?

I have abseiled,however the location,time and names of those with me at the time strictly remain classified information. Roger and out.

I've done it a few times. My favourite is probably abseiling down over the entrance to a cave and having to jump backwards and let loads out (so you swing into the cave, rather than smashing your face on the roof of it). I like freefalling and just snapping the brakes on about 10 foot above the ground. This was particularly amusing when someone I disliked was following me and tried to copy this move, but he wasn't strong enough to grip the rope as hard as required so he got rope burn and landed on his ar53.

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

. My favourite is probably abseiling down over the entrance to a cave and having to jump backwards and let loads out (so you swing into the cave, rather than smashing your face on the roof of it).

I've done that , it was a cave down on Portland in the side of the cliff very cool.

It seems we're all crazy nuts here!
No wonder we call this the mad house...
...nurse I missed my one o'clock dose...

Yep, I've done it in the Blue Mountains in Oz. We abseiled in the morning as a refresher, and then dropped into a canyon, swam, walk, and climbed out. Tiring but lovely day, some of the Ozzy's where moaning it was getting too cold to canyon, but it was at least 22c!

I forgot to say... I don't like heights, lol.

I did it years ago on a school PGL trip to Wales.

We were at the top of the tower as the RAF decided to do their low flying exersises. The whole tower swayed as they went over!!

Very good fun.

Done quite a bit. Had a few moments. Years ago when I first went I managed to end up upside down (let the rope out to quick, but didnt move my feet) .... was very funny for my mates while I was screaming 'just hold on just hold on'. Things did improve a little after that.

I did a 200ft abseil down an old mine shaft a while ago, enjoyed it but it was very tight and very dark! Then I had to prisick back up .... which was bl88dy hard work. This is basically to use a couple of cords, tied onto the main rope, which you then kind of 'whinch' yourselve up on. The knots slide up the rope, but not down the rope, so your transfer your weight onto the foot cord and slide the hand cord up, pull up onto that and then slide the foot cord up until you reach the top..... if that makes any sense! 200ft was a long way for someone who had never done it before!

Tis all good to challenge yourself, and you always feel pleased with yourself for doing it, een if you decide you will never do it again!

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by Tomcat

I did a 200ft abseil down an old mine shaft a while ago, enjoyed it but it was very tight and very dark! Then I had to prisick back up .... which was bl88dy hard work. This is basically to use a couple of cords, tied onto the main rope, which you then kind of 'whinch' yourselve up on. The knots slide up the rope, but not down the rope, so your transfer your weight onto the foot cord and slide the hand cord up, pull up onto that and then slide the foot cord up until you reach the top..... if that makes any sense! 200ft was a long way for someone who had never done it before!

Prussiking is bloody hard work (and bloody hard full stop) although these new fangled gri-gri (?) things make life a little easier! glad my chosen sport only ever involved going down (except when having to climb out of gorges we didn't scout properly! )

Originally Posted by Luckypants

Prussiking is bloody hard work (and bloody hard full stop) although these new fangled gri-gri (?) things make life a little easier! glad my chosen sport only ever involved going down (except when having to climb out of gorges we didn't scout properly! )

Yes, I've only done that twice, and only for short distances and it was absolutely knackering. That was using very thin climbing rope "string" (same construction as modern ropes, but about the size/thickness of shoelaces for big boots).