Most climbers agree on one thing: rappelling is terrifying. While the concept of using a rappel device to descend a rope is simple, in practice it requires the utmost attention to detail. This proves ...
Over 30 Operation Spartan Shield Soldiers from the National Guard, Army Reserve and Regular Army representing the Total Force graduated from a five-day Rappel Master Course in a ceremony at Camp ...
Instructors at the Fort Hood Air Assault School conducted rappel testing out of two UH-60 Black Hawks Nov. 20. Students in the course have to tie their own harnesses in under 90 seconds, and correctly ...
Kathryn Styer Martínez / OPB Firefighters Max Li and Owen Fortey worked in silence as they checked each other’s harnesses and flight gear, using hand taps and the thumbs up gesture to move through a ...