Do you always know the exact length of every rappel? At some point in your climbing career, you will probably encounter a rappel that is unknown but looks too long for your measly single line. Instead ...

Oregon may be in for a busy fire season after a warm, dry winter. OPB’s Kathryn Styer Martínez visited rappel training in Central Oregon, where the U.S. Forest Service trains some of its most highly ...

Most climbers agree on one thing: rappelling is terrifying. While the concept of using a rappel device to descend a rope is simple, in practice it requires the utmost attention to detail. This proves ...

Through years of experience, you've learned how to safely ascend a multi-pitch route and descend via the walk-off or rappel. But what if your partner gets injured on the climb or descent? Or what if ...

Over 30 Operation Spartan Shield Soldiers from the National Guard, Army Reserve and Regular Army representing the Total Force graduated from a five-day Rappel Master Course in a ceremony at Camp ...

Instructors at the Fort Hood Air Assault School conducted rappel testing out of two UH-60 Black Hawks Nov. 20. Students in the course have to tie their own harnesses in under 90 seconds, and correctly ...

Kathryn Styer Martínez / OPB Firefighters Max Li and Owen Fortey worked in silence as they checked each other’s harnesses and flight gear, using hand taps and the thumbs up gesture to move through a ...

Orlando first-responders partner for 8th annual ‘Elf Rappel’ at AdventHealth for Children Santa Claus and his elves visit patients with help from the Orlando Fire Department, Orange County Fire Rescue ...