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Abseiling or Rappelling Gua Fairy 19/08/2007

Learning how to do descents - Abseiling / Rappelling / Jumping - and ascents on rope at stair column at entrance to Gua Fairy, Sarawak, Malaysia, 19/08/2007. Essential techniques in order to explore the more difficult caves of Sarawak.
Now pay attention
Now pay attention		 Critical Knots
Critical Knots		 The harness
The harness		 Patricia N down the stairs
Patricia N down the stairs		 Patricia A down the stairs
Patricia A down the stairs
Not so hard
Not so hard		 Comfortable
Comfortable		 George adjusting
George adjusting		 The spectators
The spectators		 George down the stairs
George down the stairs
Swing back
Swing back		 Warwick down the stairs
Warwick down the stairs		 Hope that rope is strong enough
Hope that rope is strong enough		 James swinging back
James swinging back		 The drop - a long long way down
The drop - a long long way down
The first
The first		 Down he goes
Down he goes		 The second
The second		 Almost there
Almost there		 Off Rope!!
Off Rope!!
Patricia M feeling comfortable
Patricia M feeling comfortable		 Down she goes
Down she goes		 Patricia N up and over - there is nothing like the feeling of going over the edge that first time
Patricia N up and over - there is nothing like the feeling of going over the edge that first time		 Trepidation
Trepidation		 Easy Lah
Easy Lah
Down she goes
Down she goes		 You mean I came down all that way?
You mean I came down all that way?		 Patricia A goes over the edge that first time
Patricia A goes over the edge that first time		 Ready to go
Ready to go		 No I won't look down
No I won't look down
Down she goes
Down she goes		 Almost there
Almost there		 Touchdown
Touchdown		 George in harness
George in harness		 Over the edge
Over the edge
Now or never
Now or never		 Off we go
Off we go		 keep those legs apart
keep those legs apart		 Looking up
Looking up		 Touchdown - Off Rope!
Touchdown - Off Rope!
Love that harness
Love that harness		 James getting ready
James getting ready		 James descending
James descending		 Patricia A - second go
Patricia A - second go		 Warwick - checking
Warwick - checking
Up and over
Up and over		 Last Good Byes - haha
Last Good Byes - haha		 Great
Great		 Sam getting ready
Sam getting ready		 A little assistance checking the figure 8
A little assistance checking the figure 8
Sam going over the edge
Sam going over the edge		 Sam Descending
Sam Descending		 Down down down
Down down down		 Patricia N - mind what you photograph
Patricia N - mind what you photograph		 No worries
No worries
This is fun
This is fun		 Could do this all day lah
Could do this all day lah		 Up and over
Up and over		 Too late to check now
Too late to check now		 Great
Great
Down we go
Down we go		 To the bottom
To the bottom		 Patricia M assisted by son Glenn - second go - (Ropework must run in family)
Patricia M assisted by son Glenn - second go - (Ropework must run in family)		 Up and over
Up and over		 Wow
Wow
James second go
James second go		 Getting ready
Getting ready		 We are off
We are off		 Beats watching TV
Beats watching TV		 A long way down
A long way down
Warwick second go
Warwick second go		 This is great
This is great		 Can't wait for that cave drop
Can't wait for that cave drop		 Touchdown
Touchdown		 George second go
George second go
Up and over
Up and over		 Getting a grip
Getting a grip		 Zoom - not too fast now
Zoom - not too fast now		 Maybe I can do this from a helicopter
Maybe I can do this from a helicopter		 Touch down
Touch down
Stairs to the cave
Stairs to the cave		 Preparing for top Belay
Preparing for top Belay		 The Figure 8 Knot
The Figure 8 Knot		 Checking
Checking		 A good figure 8 - your life depends on it
A good figure 8 - your life depends on it
No explanation necessary
No explanation necessary		 Yes I think this is Ok
Yes I think this is Ok		 Checking
Checking		 Re- Checking
Re- Checking		 Making Sure
Making Sure
Patricia the Belayer
Patricia the Belayer		 The Rappeller - rear view
The Rappeller - rear view		 Some Slack
Some Slack		 Yes It's me cries Warwick
Yes It's me cries Warwick		 Bit more Slack
Bit more Slack
Easy Now - Tension
Easy Now - Tension		 Touchdown
Touchdown		 The Ascender
The Ascender		 Not so easy as going down
Not so easy as going down		 James Frogging
James "Frogging"
Bit More Frogging - (pretty good for a cave toad)
Bit More "Frogging" - (pretty good for a cave toad)		 Up a bit more
Up a bit more		 Hmm
Hmm		 Hard work James
Hard work James		 Houston We Have A Problem
Houston We Have A Problem
Assessing the situation
Assessing the situation		 What was that about the fetal position?
What was that about the fetal position?		 Oh yes legs up
Oh yes legs up		 Just got to sort this out
Just got to sort this out		 Concentration
Concentration
Down we go
Down we go		 Warwick the Rope Carrier
Warwick the Rope Carrier		 Packing Up
Packing Up		 Maybe Next Week?
Maybe Next Week?		 Yes That looks like great descent but how to get back up?
Yes That looks like great descent but how to get back up?

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