When you have the option to do otherwise, you should always stick to a more secure method with the use of a harness, carabiners, safety knots, and other equipment that will make your descent safe and comfortable Rappelling with just a rope should be treated exclusively as an emergency survival technique My take on a really minimalist and easy way to rappel with no harness or climbing gear except for a rope. It's not clear to me what this emergency situation would be, or why someone would have no equipment or damaged equipment If this is an emergency situation, it probably isn't a great decision to rappel using a technique that you don't use frequently enough to be confident with it In this configuration, the rappel is done only on the single rope with the grigri or reverso (with backup device or friction hitch)
The rope must be rigged to the anchor with a blocking technique (knot block at the rappel ring attached to a locking carabiner) and attached to a retrieval cord. Learning how to rappel with just a rope might come in handy if you ever find yourself without a harness and in need to perform an emergency descent. When you only have a locking carabiner, the munter hitch could be used as a backup belay and rappel method Rappelling without a typical belay device can be done in three ways Just using one belay loop and a solitary rope rappel alongside your companion By just using one locking carabiner and also the climbing rope, a munter hitch is used.
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