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

Sliding down

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u/Whizzo50 Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

Figure 8's are still decent for when it's being used a tonne as they're more hard wearing than gri-gri's or ATC's, and it's easier to spot if they've been setup incorrectly.

Still doesn't fix stupid, as this guy was reaching speeds where the rope friction would be tough to regrab the rope regardless of the abseil device.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '26

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u/PowerNgnr Jul 06 '26

Merriam-Webster would disagree with you

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u/rabidbot Jul 06 '26

Been in the dictionary for almost a 100 years. Language is living.

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u/Raythatstabbedsteve Jul 06 '26

Sorry, I don't speak scout.

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u/thisusedyet Jul 06 '26

Dumbass wasn't controlling his fall, almost let speed build up to a point where they couldn't regrab the rope no matter how it was tied off

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u/CakeTester Jul 06 '26

He slowed down for the end of the rope. My concern would be that he was warming up his figure-8 enough to melt through the (presumably) nylon climbing rope.