What is abseiling?
Abseiling is an activity which has its roots in climbing and mountaineering. Abseiling is used as a way to retreat off high alpine climbing routes and is now enjoyed by many as an exciting alternative activity.
For your abseiling event or session
will kit you out with a harness and a helmet then attached firstly to a safety rope and then to static abseil rope using a figure of eight and a karabiner. Using the figure of eight you will make your way down the abseil rock face at your own pace. With an
instructor holding the safety rope this ensures your safety at all times. If you let go, your instructor has you safe at all times.
can help take the stress out of organizing your charity abseil event , we have a variety of venues or if you have an idea we can complete a risk assessment for you.
Click here to go to our sponsored and charity event page.
Other terms for abseiling from around the world include,rappelling or rappeling, abbing, jumping, rapping, roping down, roping, seiling, snapling, snappling, snappeling.