Rappel in a sentence

A single rappel crew in a Bell 205 or 212 helicopter has the expertise, personnel and gear required to action up to four fires simultaneously, using both rappel and conventional approaches.

Hikers then walk 1.5 miles to the top of a waterfall for a 150-foot rappel descent to the river below.

The tragedy took place in Chelyabinsk, Russia where the unidentified man was attempting to rappel down the side of a 24-story building.

What do you think is going to come from arming cops to the teeth and teaching them to rappel down buildings?

For two seasons, I was part of a helicopter rappel team sent out on wilderness area fires where motorized equipment was banned.

It’s the LA 2028 part of the program now, and who better than Mr Hollywood himself to rappel off the roof in a brown leather jacket and grab the Olympic flag and attach it to the back of a motorbike.

A group of firefighters trained to rappel into the frontline of a wildfire is calling on the government to reverse program cuts after a report recommended Alberta invest in its initial attack supports.

As a young child he gave his parents many gray hairs; swinging from backyard treetops, and even attempting to rappel from the second story rooftop when he was 12 years old.

The range complex has nine small-arms ranges, dismounted maneuver training, land navigation training, temporary camp areas, an obstacle course, rappel tower, barracks and classrooms.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the Combat Team Member Course rappel during a training scenario at Tanque Verde Falls, Tucson, Arizona, Aug. 14, 2020.

And as they hadn't tied knots into the rope, when it reached its end it slipped out of his rappel device, causing him to fall 600-feet.

However, he says the scale of the slide that is believed to have occurred last fall requires difficult technical work in a remote location where crews must use ropes to rappel more than 100 metres down to the water's edge.

Lotar’s Counterterrorism Unit specializes in teaching troops tactics and high-altitude warfare, where troops referred to as “monkeys,” rappel from rooftops or helicopters to neutralize threats and rescue hostages.

The charge comes down to a "rappel a la loi" which is a light punishment across the pond.

Rescue crews used ropes to rappel down a 150-200 foot cliff after dark in windy, and rainy conditions.

She said he did not know if they had to rappel down or hike up the 3,000-foot “challenging area” in order to reach the couple.

Your guide will teach you how to rappel and to climb a via ferrata.

It is a 10 hrs walking tour in which you can find rappel descents, underground rivers, waterfalls, among other obstacles.

The development of the rappel rack and the evolution of mechanical ascension systems extended the practice and safety of pit exploration to a wider range of cavers.

This allows climbers rappelling down cliff faces to keep most of the rope used for the rappel, by tying the knot at the top, and shaking the rope when they reach the bottom.