What Happens If I Drop My Rappel Device?

In this episode I will talk about some sticky situations you may find yourself in if you drop your device. Which set up would you use or do you have some other ones? Id love to hear what you think. Let us know down below. I appreciate all the support everyone!

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[nathanwilson]

I definitely needed this video, although I will say if you drop a rappel/belay device and have a bunch of carabiners to set up these you should probably have a second device too 😂

[minikretz]

Hopefully I don't drop my phone to, and I'd be able to look this video up

[stitch]

Regular munter has always been my “go-to”, but these other options are interesting… particularly the old school brake bar with biners.

[shanalucille]

Thank you. Thoroughly enjoyed that video.

[LiiMuRi]

This happened to me once: I was climbing a multipitch with a friend who wasn't very experienced. He dropped his ATC when we were at one of the anchors, and I also only had one, so we couldn't continue. I gave my ATC to him to rappel down and used the technique with four (unlocking) carabiners shown in the video to rappel myself. Worked fine for an emergency rappel down.

[wchunko]

Dulfersitz rappel. I learned it just in case. Thank God I never actually had to use it!

[michaelwelk]

Been there, done that. Thank god some random person walked by and tied it to the end of my rope….

[raphaelbeinhauer]

I like the method with the two carabiners, it's basically like a figure eight, just using a biner. Gotta try that one. One tip for the munter: If the brake strand is parallel to the load strand, you don't twist the rope. Not a comfortable way to rappel, but it does prevent twisting.

[ShurikB]

VT prussik can be done with any regular prussik,
With VT prussik you can rapp even on tensioned rope

[jackberdine]

Buy an aluminum or steel rigging ring and pass a bight through, clipping that bight into a (preferably steel locking) carabiner. Clip into the carabiner. Similar to an ATC with one strand. Works better with two strands, and I wouldn’t ever rap on it single strand with less than 10mm rope.

[dieselrugg]

I dropped my belay plate from a single pitch...had my friend toss it back up to me. Luckily he was a good pitcher.

[Alvinyokatori]

My plan was to downclimb on a prusic im learning this before i go out again

[hughesmatt]

I need to see his "climbing out of here setup". Where is he climbing to? What is he climbing on?

[andreisipos]

I know that most double portaledges are rated for 450 lb but you often see 3 people sleeping in them and I imagine that usually 3 people weigh more than 450 lb. What do you think?

[heyheyhey]

What I learned when I dropped my ATC when I was canyoneering: don’t use an ATC for canyons, and bring a backup figure 8 device. Problem solved

[bobbob-wvho]

I love your videos and info, but when your doing the demos u might wanna wear a head cam or bite mount gopro because its kinda hard to see what you're doing from the perspective of where your camera is. Just a thought, no offense

[antrumkfpsalatschleuder]

Rappelling on a minters hitch with a 9, 2 mm double rope is ok speedwise.

[mattbaker]

That last rappel looks painful, and if the guide hand (top hand) is taken off even momentarily you'll flip and probably die. Obviously taking the brake hand off would be an equally bad idea. Check out the South African abseil/rappel, a much better option for rope only.

[feelinghealingfrequences]

if u drop your rappelling device or anything yell rock very very loudly!!!!

[josephshaddix]

In an emergency why not just use one biner and a ranger wrap?