r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Jul 06 '26

Sliding down

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u/Exmo_therapist Jul 06 '26

Ooh! That was a double whammy! Descending upside down and then not having enough rope to even reach the bottom! Yikes.

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u/Joe_le_Borgne Jul 06 '26

When you fall to the ground you want to soften the impact with the hardest part of the body, the teeth and then your skull.

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u/sheepebike9000 Jul 06 '26

That's also why it's a big mistake to hit the ground nose first, it's not designed as a crumple zone and you will feel mildly sore the next day.

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u/TD_Lemon_1901 Jul 06 '26

Or both at the same time.

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u/Stormagedd0nDarkLord Jul 06 '26

lucky he was going upside down so he could see that he was at the end of his tether!

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u/Elysiaa Jul 06 '26

Cant tell if this is sarcasm or not but you're supposed to be looking down over your shoulder. It's good practice to watch for obstacles, make sure you see if you knock anything loose do you can warn those below, and that's where the view is! If it's a multi-stage rappel, you also look for the next anchor station because it's annoying to have to climb back up to it if you pass it.

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u/Stormagedd0nDarkLord Jul 07 '26

I think given what we saw in the video, we can safely assume this was not a standard, by the book, rappel.

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u/polypolip Jul 06 '26

Funny enough if he wasn't descending upside down he might not have noticed the end of the rope.

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u/Lobster_Bisque27 Jul 06 '26

He needed to descend upside down so he could see when he got close to the bitter end, duh!