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Abseiling tips, tricks, habits and advice 28-May-2014 At 1:07:26 PM martym

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On 28/05/2014 sbm wrote:
>I've tried to put a good article on this stuff for the UNSW outdoors club.
>It was originally sparked by the abseiling death in Katoomba last summer.
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>Safer
>abseiling
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>Safer
>abseiling instruction
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>Thought it was about time to stick it up here and get (provoke?) feedback.
>I've already had constructive criticism like "be harsher towards incompetent
>canyoners and make fun of them more".

Good stuff Sam - do you mind if I pass this on to the UTS crew?

While they both seem really good (admit I didn't read them all the way) I definitely prefer your style & layout on the shorter "Instructor's" page. The general abseiling one just seems overwhelming to me and less likely to be read...

I always aim for:

A picture/graph/diagram for every point

Separated headings; textboxes & other Eye Catching techniques.

Minimal use of paragraphs - try to keep it punchy

Otherwise a good effort worth reading!