When I was about 7 years old, give or take, I taught the kids down my street how to abseil. I had an old bit of dads spinniker sheet - and that's all. Since I had already tried classical methods and found them uncomforatble I came up with a new system. I anchored the rope, led it through the front of my belt then up across my chest and over my shoulder (thereby avoiding the troubling groin rub). I think I only made one descent before the other kids lost interest - lucky that. |