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1 May 2024 Garand Picture of the Day
Besides parachute training, the 1st SSF also became proficient at mountain operations. Here Force men climb a Rocky Mountain peak at Fort William Henry Harrison, Montana.
Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 04-30-2024 at 09:20 AM.
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Looks more like rappelling to me...
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Looks more like rappelling to me...
Exactly.
Did a lot of rappelling near CFB Chilliwack and on the base in Ft. Lewis.
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Looks more like rappelling to me...
You are correct, those men aren't climbing. I once got to train for two weeks at Harrison. We stayed in their old barracks, though I'm sure they are gone now. Pity, if they are gone they should have kept one company area for history.
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Originally Posted by
eb in oregon
We stayed in their old barracks
All the times I was through there while travelling to duty in the east I never stopped to see the place. That was as far back as 1981...when most things from WW2 still stood. And as far forward as 2005. My mistake...
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But are they attached to the rope with some sort of harness and something like a Carabiner?
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Originally Posted by
Flying10uk
are they attached to the rope with some sort of harness and something like a Carabiner?
Yes, usually a swiss seat and a carabiner to the standing rope. These guys are...you can see the angle of the rope goes to the carabiner and then over the hip to the brake hand. I suggest the pic is reversed as we seldom had a left hand and never three together.
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Yep, I spent lots of time in a Swiss
seat rapelling on a carabiner. I suppose rapelling racks with brake bars are safer, but that's more to carry in the backpack and three loops through a 'biner do just fine. I've still got my gear from years ago including vintage Chouinard hardware.
Bob
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These guys are...you can see the angle of the rope goes to the carabiner and then over the hip to the brake hand. I suggest the pic is reversed
I have abseiled a vertical cliff myself many years ago but I couldn't quite work out what was going on here. If the photo has been flipped over it helps explain it.
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Originally Posted by
Flying10uk
abseiled a vertical cliff
The mechanics are the same.
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