Rapelling 2
9-2-08
They got me all strapped up and buckled in and knots tied and all the other stuff they did. Then they told me to hold it here and move it there and do it like this.
Mind you none of this helped much.
But finally I was ready… or that’s what we all thought. Then they told me to back up. Back up over the edge mind you. And so I started towards the edge. I don’t think I’ve ever taken smaller slower backwards steps in my life. It took me a few times but… I got to the edge. Then I started leaning backwards! It took me a few times to get past that part to. Finally, I got down so I was almost leaning back real far on the wall, and I got about eighteen inches down the rock… and then wanted to come back up. But no… no, they wouldn’t let me so the only way to safety was down.
Well now I know that the first part, just coming off the edge is the hardest part. But I still liked the big smooth part after the overhang. Because you can “Jump” down it.
So Rapelling is fun and great and a bit scary but… I’d recommend it to anyone.
Eli
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For future reference, it's spelled Rappelling not Repelling. Repel is to reject or keep away. Rappel is shimmying down a cliff on ropes.
I had this experience when I was about your age as well. They kept telling me to step off the edge and it would be easy. I kept thinking, "Yah easy for you. You're at the bottom of the cliff." I have been many times since and have loved it.
Ann Meeks
If I was doing it would take a really long time to get to the edeg of the cliff and longer to step off.
I did this when I was in college. There were a few army guys at the U recuiting and they were climbing down the side of a four story building. They were getting kids to try it and I did it! The first step was scary, but then I was O.K.
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