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controlled falling, rebranded as a sport and sold to people with rope.
originFrench 'rappeler,' meaning to recall or pull back
military usesoldiers rappel from helicopters in seconds flat
the dangermost accidents happen at the anchor, not midair
reverse cousinAustralian rappel descends face-first, staring at doom
record droplongest rappels exceed 1,000 feet single-rope