Editing Abseiling (section)

{{short description|Rope-controlled descent}}
{{redirect|Rappel|the town in Estonia formerly known as Rappel|Rapla}}
[[File:Elizabeth Furnace - Repeling.JPG  |thumb|Abseiling using a [[belay device|tubular belay device]]]]
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'''Abseiling''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|b|s|eɪ|l}} {{Respell|AB|sayl}} {{Small|or}} {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɑː|p|z|aɪ|l}} {{Respell|AHP|zyle}}; {{ety|de|abseilen|to rope down}}), also known as '''rappelling''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|æ|p|ɛ|l}} {{Respell|RAP|pell}} {{Small|or}} {{IPAc-en|r|ə|ˈ|p|ɛ|l}} {{Respell|rə|PELL}}; {{ety|fr|rappeler|to recall, to pull through}}), is the controlled descent of a steep slope, such as a rock face, by moving down a rope. When abseiling, the person descending controls their own movement down a static or [[fixed rope]], in contrast to [[Belaying|lowering off]], in which the rope attached to the person descending is paid out by their [[belayer]].