Having the right gear is crucial when it comes to rappelling safely. A harness, helmet, sturdy climbing shoes are the ...

After summiting, it's easy to feel like the challenge is over and all that remains are a few simple raps. Your situational awareness and risk perception change, distracting you from the necessary ...

Jeffrey Riechmann details how a group of Idaho first responders trained for rope rescues by rappelling down a rock face. First responders practice moving a patient up the side of a rock face as part ...

Local leaders and community members recently “rappelled for a reason,” to raise more than $105,000 for high-priority human service needs in the region. United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc., ...

Ten people with the Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) Fire Department completed 40 hours of training in the Ropes Rescue I course for technical rescue. The firefighters completed training on ...

Instructors at the Fort Hood Air Assault School conducted rappel testing out of two UH-60 Black Hawks Nov. 20. Students in the course have to tie their own harnesses in under 90 seconds, and correctly ...

NEW RIVER GORGE — Anyone who knows about the New River Gorge knows of its spectacular views. The views the landlocked get from the rim of the gorge are nothing compared to those seen by those dangling ...

Ever wonder what it must feel like for Batman or Spider-Man to scale down the side of a building? It is probably a similar feeling that two Vacaville boys felt as they rappelled down a 16-foot tower ...