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Abseiling (/ˈæbseɪl/ AB-sayl or /ˈɑːpzaɪl/ AHP-zyle; from
German abseilen 'to rope down'), also
known as
rappelling (/ˈræpɛl/ RAP-pell or /rəˈpɛl/ rə-PELL;...
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Australian abseiling (also
known as
Australian rappelling, Rap Jumping,
Angel Jumping or deepelling) is the
process of
descending a
fixed rope (
abseiling) in...
- of
Kuwait City
during the
First Gulf War, Vic
Clarke of
Nottingham UK
abseiled the
Kuwait Water Towers during structural surveys. In 1980, the Kuwait...
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Chester and from
Chester to Liverpool,
sleeping out for the
homeless and
abseiling down Liverpool's
Radio City Tower.[citation needed] On 16 June 2022, Mea****...
- down a
raging 500-foot waterfall,
slept in a
First World War
trench and
abseiled down a
towering cliff face. In June 2015, Fry was the
guest on BBC Radio...
- Institute. On 3
September 2012,
Andrew was
among a team of 40
people who
abseiled down The
Shard (tallest
building in Europe) to
raise money for educational...
- tie in to the
safety of a rope. It is used in rock and ice climbing,
abseiling, and lowering; this is in
contrast to
other activities requiring ropes...
- (for "new wave"). See C-grade.
Abalakov thread A type of
anchor used in
abseiling especially in
winter and in ice climbing. ABD A term used to describe...
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lower themselves downwards, or sit in a
stationary position), but
abseiling (UK) or
rappelling (US)
equipment is
replacing the bosun's
chair on many...
- Emb****y siege. As
smoke bombs exploded in the
background and SAS
soldiers abseiled in to
rescue the hostages, Adie
reported live and
unscripted to one of...
