Rappel
verb
To descend a rock face or other near-vertical surface by using a doubled rope coiled around the body and fixed at a higher point.
He watched as Hannah gracefully rappelled down the side of the cliff.
Often appears as...
- rappel down
- rappel off
noun
The action of rappelling.
His first rappel was a nerve-racking experience.
Often appears as...
- first rappel
- rappel rope
noun
A recall of a defective product.
The company had to issue a rappel for their latest product due to safety concerns.
Often appears as...
- issue a rappel
- product rappel
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
verb
To descend a rock face or other near-vertical surface by using a doubled rope coiled around the body and fixed at a higher point.
He watched as Hannah gracefully rappelled down the side of the cliff.
Often appears as...
- rappel down
- rappel off
noun
The action of rappelling.
His first rappel was a nerve-racking experience.
Often appears as...
- first rappel
- rappel rope
noun
A recall of a defective product.
The company had to issue a rappel for their latest product due to safety concerns.
Often appears as...
- issue a rappel
- product rappel
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Outdoor Activity
Rappel is often used in the context of climbing or outdoor adventure.
They prepared to rappel after reaching the mountain summit.
Pro Tip 2/3Safety Gear
Mention rappelling equipment to emphasize safety aspects in context.
Before you rappel, double-check your harness and helmet.
Pro Tip 3/3Action Precision
Use 'rappel' to specifically describe descending with a rope, not just any descent.
Unlike jumping or sliding down, you must rappel this steep cliff.
Pro Tip 1/3Outdoor Activity
Rappel is often used in the context of climbing or outdoor adventure.
They prepared to rappel after reaching the mountain summit.
Pro Tip 2/3Safety Gear
Mention rappelling equipment to emphasize safety aspects in context.
Before you rappel, double-check your harness and helmet.
Pro Tip 3/3Action Precision
Use 'rappel' to specifically describe descending with a rope, not just any descent.
Unlike jumping or sliding down, you must rappel this steep cliff.
Pro Tip 1/3Outdoor Activity
Rappel is often used in the context of climbing or outdoor adventure.
They prepared to rappel after reaching the mountain summit.
Pro Tip 2/3Safety Gear
Mention rappelling equipment to emphasize safety aspects in context.
Before you rappel, double-check your harness and helmet.
Pro Tip 3/3Action Precision
Use 'rappel' to specifically describe descending with a rope, not just any descent.
Unlike jumping or sliding down, you must rappel this steep cliff.
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Video examples
My Life As an Adventure...
starts rappelling tonight top of me he knocks like all this ice on I get hit in the neck and I'm just like oh my god this is definitely not like rock climbing and I'm slipping around I'm doing it so I take the pictures and at the end of the day I had to transmit all my pictures to Brad and I'd never worked for a newspaper in my life right and at
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Eddy Cartaya: My glacier...
so that we could tie off ropes and rappel down into the hole. This is me looking into the entrance crevasse. At the end of this hole, we found a huge tunnel going right up the mountain underneath thousands of tons of glacier ice. We followed this cave back for about a half mile until it came to an end, and then with the help of our survey tools
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How I climbed a...
But this photo shows my preferred method of rehearsing the moves. I'm on the summit, about to rappel down the face with over a thousand feet of rope to spend the day practicing. Once I found sequences that felt secure and repeatable, I had to memorize them. I had to make sure that they were so deeply ingrained within me
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Video Diary Ep 4:...
boulders it's a little bit of green grass overlooking an awesome glacier so great day all-in-all I don't know where we are placement wise we did see the Mountaineers I believe we're in front of them I think we saved a lot of time with that rappel but you know I don't know
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Ep 1: Military - Video...
crest trekking through the snow to bushwhacking to rappelling to the scree two more bushwhacking man it was a long hard descent but with our teamwork and with positive motivation PMA we accomplish any mission that just led us
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Three People Rappel Down...
attracted me to it. Just being the person that is reliable in intense situations and the person that is there to help others when they're having the worst day of their life. I like your technique. Beautiful rappel.
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Why global jihad is...
that SEAL Team six will rappel into the homes of al-shabaab leaders and take them out but many of these other factors that were in play are now even stronger than before half the work is already
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Video Diary Ep 6:...
at an exciting day left-left top of the world and being chased by the Mountaineers for a while we ended up rappelling down it was about
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Mysterious Islands in...
down to the bottom well I'm in this several hundred foot deep chasm after trying rappel for me this is what I
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Alex Honnold Rappels...
Ultimately we want to get down into the gorge. Let's rappel off the bridge? Yeah that's a great idea.
Video examples
My Life As an Adventure...
starts rappelling tonight top of me he knocks like all this ice on I get hit in the neck and I'm just like oh my god this is definitely not like rock climbing and I'm slipping around I'm doing it so I take the pictures and at the end of the day I had to transmit all my pictures to Brad and I'd never worked for a newspaper in my life right and at
Video examples
Eddy Cartaya: My glacier...
so that we could tie off ropes and rappel down into the hole. This is me looking into the entrance crevasse. At the end of this hole, we found a huge tunnel going right up the mountain underneath thousands of tons of glacier ice. We followed this cave back for about a half mile until it came to an end, and then with the help of our survey tools
Video examples
How I climbed a...
But this photo shows my preferred method of rehearsing the moves. I'm on the summit, about to rappel down the face with over a thousand feet of rope to spend the day practicing. Once I found sequences that felt secure and repeatable, I had to memorize them. I had to make sure that they were so deeply ingrained within me
Video examples
Video Diary Ep 4:...
boulders it's a little bit of green grass overlooking an awesome glacier so great day all-in-all I don't know where we are placement wise we did see the Mountaineers I believe we're in front of them I think we saved a lot of time with that rappel but you know I don't know
Video examples
Ep 1: Military - Video...
crest trekking through the snow to bushwhacking to rappelling to the scree two more bushwhacking man it was a long hard descent but with our teamwork and with positive motivation PMA we accomplish any mission that just led us
Video examples
Three People Rappel Down...
attracted me to it. Just being the person that is reliable in intense situations and the person that is there to help others when they're having the worst day of their life. I like your technique. Beautiful rappel.
Video examples
Why global jihad is...
that SEAL Team six will rappel into the homes of al-shabaab leaders and take them out but many of these other factors that were in play are now even stronger than before half the work is already
Video examples
Video Diary Ep 6:...
at an exciting day left-left top of the world and being chased by the Mountaineers for a while we ended up rappelling down it was about
Video examples
Mysterious Islands in...
down to the bottom well I'm in this several hundred foot deep chasm after trying rappel for me this is what I
Video examples
Alex Honnold Rappels...
Ultimately we want to get down into the gorge. Let's rappel off the bridge? Yeah that's a great idea.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Marcus Sakey
American Author
The notion of a writer sitting in a library doing research isn't what I want. The research I love doing isn't found in a book. It's what it feels like to rappel down the side of a building; to train with a SWAT team; to hold a human brain in your hands; or to dive for pirate treasure. Those are things I've done to research my stories.
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Philippe Petit
French Celebrity
I started making monkey bridges, like kids do, and climbing and rappelling with ropes. Very naturally, I needed some knots. At the very beginning, I didn't care, I didn't know, and then slowly I started to know, and I started to care. I wanted to know more knots or the right knot for the special action.
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Adam Ondra
Czechoslovakian Athlete
I didn't want to hike to the top of El Capitan and rappel down the route, and start fixing lines. For me it was really important to try to climb it from the ground up at first.
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Amy Jackson
British Model
I love a mix of kickboxing, gym, yoga, Pilates, horse riding, and dancing. I also do skinny rappelling, which is a quick cardio workout with music and lighting, so it's fun.
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Nolan Gould
American Actor
I like to go hiking. I like to go rappelling, swimming, biking. I go boogie-boarding. I collect Hot Wheels. I collect glass. I collect coins. And I collect cards.
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Ann Bancroft
American Explorer
My brother Bill, who is a year older, is a climber, and when I was in the seventh grade, he taught me how to rappel off the frozen waterfall in our backyard.
Quote examples
Marcus Sakey
American Author
The notion of a writer sitting in a library doing research isn't what I want. The research I love doing isn't found in a book. It's what it feels like to rappel down the side of a building; to train with a SWAT team; to hold a human brain in your hands; or to dive for pirate treasure. Those are things I've done to research my stories.
Quote examples
Philippe Petit
French Celebrity
I started making monkey bridges, like kids do, and climbing and rappelling with ropes. Very naturally, I needed some knots. At the very beginning, I didn't care, I didn't know, and then slowly I started to know, and I started to care. I wanted to know more knots or the right knot for the special action.
Quote examples
Adam Ondra
Czechoslovakian Athlete
I didn't want to hike to the top of El Capitan and rappel down the route, and start fixing lines. For me it was really important to try to climb it from the ground up at first.
Quote examples
Amy Jackson
British Model
I love a mix of kickboxing, gym, yoga, Pilates, horse riding, and dancing. I also do skinny rappelling, which is a quick cardio workout with music and lighting, so it's fun.
Quote examples
Nolan Gould
American Actor
I like to go hiking. I like to go rappelling, swimming, biking. I go boogie-boarding. I collect Hot Wheels. I collect glass. I collect coins. And I collect cards.
Quote examples
Ann Bancroft
American Explorer
My brother Bill, who is a year older, is a climber, and when I was in the seventh grade, he taught me how to rappel off the frozen waterfall in our backyard.
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