Australian rappel demonstrated at a dam in Norway Australian Rappeling (also known as Rap jumping, angel jumping, or Décalade in french ) is the process of descending a fixed rope in a standing position while facing the ground. The term "Australian Rappel" is not used in Australian Military Roping terminology. The correct name used by the Australian Military is "Carabiner Rundown". Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (753x1026, 172 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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In British English, abseiling (from the German abseilen, to rope down) is the process of descending on a fixed rope. ...
The technique is akin to walking (or running) down a cliff, face first. The technique is as follows: The Descender is rigged to a locking carabiner attached to the rear waistbelt of a standard harness. Rope is threaded through the descender as normal, and runs around the side of the body from rear to front. The running end is held in both gloved hands. Arms are held straight out in front with elbows locked. To brake, the arms are pushed down between the legs and are kept straight. This creates braking friction on the rope across the front and side of the thigh. “Precipice†redirects here. ...
This Single Rope Technique was originally used in a military assault in Australia, where the soldiers descended face first walking down the side of a cliff in order to see where they were going Today it is used in training for military and special police forces, but rarely, if ever, used in practice. It is also practiced by thrill seekers,around the world who enjoy the thrill of running and jumping down a cliff or structure. Care should be taken when performing an Australian Rappel, as it can be very dangerous, and one should learn it from someone experienced with this technique. Single Rope Technique (SRT) is a method (or rather set of methods) used in caving and potholing to descend and ascend vertical drops (pitches). SRT is also used in roped access for building maintenance. ...
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Currently the only Australian military application is to identify Special Forces candidates who may have a fear of heights as it can be quite confronting to be facing the ground when stepping over the edge of the cliff or structure.
This technique was first commercialized by ex SASR member Macka Mackail in 1989 in the Barron Gorge Cairns Australia Since then Thousands of people have safely used this SRT Techique to Forward Rappell from cliffs and Structures around the world. The Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) is a Special Forces regiment modelled on the original British SAS and also drawing on the traditions of the Australian World War II Z Special Force commando unit, as well as the Independent Companies which were active in the South Pacific during the same...
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<!-===Videos=== - Video of Australian Rappel by the Malibu Search and Rescue Team http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q00XBn9nh
- Video of Rapjumping http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYsLzkYFoZM
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