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Rappelling Single Strand

Description

Rappelling single strand is just like it sounds; you rappel down a single strand of rope. There are lots of situations where you might want to rappel single strand.

• You could rappel single strand down a fixed rope.
• You could rappel single strand down a retrievable rope that is blocked on one side.
• You could rappel single strand down either side of a retrievable rope that is isolated (with a stone knot, stone eight, figure 8, joker, or jester).
• You could rappel single strand down one side of a simul rappel.
• You could rappel single strand down a rope that has been rigged as a contingency anchor (with a figure 8, munter-mule, or ATC).

 

Advantages

Some people are more comfortable rappelling single strand, especially light people. For rappels into deep or turbulent water, you can set the length of the rope so that the rappellers rappel off the end of the rope and don't risk losing their rappel devices in the water or having their rope get tangled up in the current.

Disadvantages

Heavy people could rappel too quickly and lose control, especially on the tail end of long rappels.

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Rappelling Double Strand