fast rope
Slide down quickly
Fast rope is a thick braided rope used for rapid military descent from a helicopter, thicker and rougher than rappelling rope.
Personnel slide down using gloved hands and feet without harnesses or mechanical devices—faster than rappelling but with higher injury risk.
As a verb, to fast rope is to descend this way: The team fast-roped onto the roof.
- abseilingControlled rope descent
- descendMove to lower position
- hit the groundMake contact with earth
- rapidMoving with haste
- rappelControlled rope descent
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