Rappelling Without These Checks? Don't.
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Going through both a mental and physical safety check before setting off on a rappel can help mitigate against the risks we face during one of the more accident-prone elements of climbing. Here's how I was taught to do it.
The DMM Pivot as my go-to belay/rappel device.