Re:Vertiwalk Vertical Walking
by throwawaygh on Saturday November 20, 2021 @11:21AM
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> Descending is a bit challenging for my brain to understand.
You would typically descend by rappelling, but it is possible to descend using two prussiks:
1. weight prussik B / unweight prussik A
2. slide prussik A down
3. weight prussik A / unwieght prussik B
4. slide prussik B down
5. repeat
I've never seen this done with two prussiks, but a similar sort of thing is done with two ascenders when rope soloing (e.g., to practice a single move over and over without re-rigging each time).
You would typically descend by rappelling, but it is possible to descend using two prussiks:
1. weight prussik B / unweight prussik A
2. slide prussik A down
3. weight prussik A / unwieght prussik B
4. slide prussik B down
5. repeat
I've never seen this done with two prussiks, but a similar sort of thing is done with two ascenders when rope soloing (e.g., to practice a single move over and over without re-rigging each time).