On Rappel

                                                              Adventures in Rappelling

On Rappel offers a wide selection of courses from a single hour basic rappelling course to day camps and corporate seminars that focus on team leadership, team building and group dynamics. 

Rappelling training gives people a sense of confidence, knowing they can overcome fear while tackling a difficult physical obstacle.  Rappelling gives you confidence to overcome obstacles not only while rappelling but in life, as well.  Additionally, those who take the class together develop a certain bond as they face and overcome the challenges of their first rappel.  

Chief Rappel Instructor, Master Smith, teaches Australian style, Ranger style and Assault style rappelling.

Master Smith teaches Ranger style rappelling to the beginning rappelling class.	Master Smith demonstrates proper technique for assault style rappelling. He teaches this style to the advanced rappelling classes.

The Australian style of rappelling is to go down face first where the Ranger style of rappelling is backwards and the Assault style is upside down.  "The Australian style and Assault style are a little more complicated and a lot tougher to teach, so with beginning rappel we stick to the standard (Ranger style) rappel technique", says Master Smith.

Master Smith prepares to rappel from approximately 80 feet.

Master Smith doing an Australian rappel (facing the ground).

Perfect positioning in an Australian style rappel is to be horizontal to the ground at all times.

This drop zone ends with a 20' free fall.

Master Smith ends the rappel with a free fall drop still facing the ground.

If you are interested in learning more about the rappelling courses, please email us and we will be happy to answer your questions or schedule you for our next course.