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Ankles busted in the Bluies 21-Apr-2009 At 1:41:50 PM RNM

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Best way of abseiling safely that I teach:

Use a daisy chain (or a 60cm sling if you don't use as daisy chain) to attach to your abseil device. Put a prussic on your rope and attach this to your attachment point (where you would usually have your abseil device).

Safest way to abseil I reckon, and although it feels weird at first if you are used to attaching your abseil device to your attachment point, you soon get used to it. I always use this system when rapping and cleaning routes, and have recently been using it all the time as I have taught it to a new climbing partner, and have been role modelling.

Best wishes Jeremy. We all seem to mess up at some stage, and it always seems to be complacency. I messed an abseil and ended up with fractured ankle, vertabra, and arm. Still climb, and still complacent at times. Best wishes man.