How to safely Simul - Rappel

In this episode I go over how to safely simultaneously rappel with a partner and some reasons why you may need too. Unfortunately there was an accident involving a great climber named Brad Gobright using this same technic. Hopefully this brings some awareness so others can avoid having the same accident.

Link to the accident news article here, my condolences go out to the friends and family.

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[ianb]

Great videos man. If I could make one small comment. It can sometimes be hard to clearly see what you are demonstrating with all the gear in the background. I feel a solid background would be easier when doing a safety tutorial

[federicoezequielmackin]

Hey Josh....!
Awesome vid as always. So sad to hear about Brad... he was a true legend.
A Safety tip:
People should always extend the ATC from their belay loop, and never clip the prussik to the leg loop of the harness.
Good job man. Keep the vids coming. Love your work.

[intothewildexplore]

You should have put a little analysis of the accident! But very well done and clear!👌

[taphaeltube]

Rather than tie a separate stopper knot at the end of each line, tie the two ends together creating a single stopper knot as well as closing the loop of rope.

[LeftCoast_TomP]

I have seen people do it up close and it does not look much faster to me. From what I have seen online and in person the lowering speed is about half the speed of a normal single person rappel. It does not seem worth it for the added risk. Sometimes it is hard to consistently control the speed of the decent with a gri gri handle if you are using those. Not hard to imagine that if one of the two all of a sudden went considerably faster and they are tied together you could go banging into one another if you are tied together. On contact there is the potential for things to go wrong. It appears maybe to be a trendy thing to do maybe because it makes for good video entertainment or maybe it is a way to bond with your girlfriend if climbing in general wasn't enough.

[gregoryhughes]

No matter how you slice it this is really a sketchy way to rappel. And to what advantage? Maybe save maybe a couple of minutes. The tether between the two climbers is a good idea but that is a dynema sling used in your video and when shock loaded it can break with body weight. A nylon sling would be better and a piece of climbing rope would be best because the climbing rope is designed to absorb the force. I will also add that when girth hitching into your harness with your rappel extension it is better practice to use the hard points of your harness rather than the belay loop.

[MattMcConaha]

Do people ever bend the single rope into a loop instead of tying end knots?

[neilgorman]

Is it safer to rap 1 at a time vs 2? Weight factor etc

[sliiiin]

Very confusing. I should better do the video in front of a blank wall.

[bonefishboards]

How to safely Simul - Rappel... yeah, don't. Sorry, but unless it's an emergency situation, there is truly no real reason to simul-rap.

[joseraulhernandezhdx.]

wouldn't it be safer to put the prusik on top of the atc?
this is my logic, if the rope on pases through the atc, the prusik would be there to catch you