How to Rappel on a Fixed Rope

Video Transcript

"Hello, my name is Scott and I'm the owner of Climb On, indoor rock climbing gym in Wilmington, North Carolina. Today we're going to discuss repelling on a fixed rope. Anytime you come across a fixed rope, you want to make sure you pull it up and that you get a knot in the end of your rope about two feet from the end. This prevents our repel device from slipping of the rope if the rope doesn't reach the ground. Once I've gotten the knot in the end, going to coil the rope back up and throw it back over the edge. Going to make sure that I yell, rope! to notify anybody under me so that I don't hit anybody. Rope! Once you've got your fixed line ready to go and you've got your knot in the end, you're going to load it in to your repel device. The repel device that I use is called a ATC guide. There are many different types of repel devices. You want to make sure that whatever repel device that you're using, you get proper instruction from your local indoor rock climbing gym by a qualified professional. Rock climbing and repelling is inherently dangerous and can result in serious injury or death. So I can't stress enough how important it is to get qualified instruction. Once you've hooked in to your fixed line, and you're in to your repel device, you can start to repel by just walking down backwards, and letting some rope come out. This has been how to repel on a fixed line."