MOUNTAIN SKILLS: How to provide assistance to a partner stuck mid-rappel
Your partner is in trouble (e.g., knot stuck in his rappel device, friction hitch has jammed, etc.)—he is stuck mid-rappel! The following steps will let you free him either from above or below. Freeing your partner from above 1 — Reach your stuck partner by rappelling down the rope under tension. 2 — Stop approximately 1 meter above your partner. 3 — Make a safety knot in the slack rope below your partner. This knot will prevent slippage should anything go wrong. 4 — Using a...