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Lowering off with a short rope 21-Jun-2016 At 9:03:27 PM kieranl

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On 21/06/2016 Sandym wrote:
>First climber either abseils on single strand or gets lowered on single
>strand. Second climber uses techniques the canyoners use for single strand
>rappels: http://dyeclan.com/outdoors101/canyoneering101/?page=rappelling-single-strand
>
>Your initial and second thoughts both sound like recipes for disaster.
> In a pinch, you can extend the rope with a cordellette but you should
>be careful, very, very careful.

I think you've missed the point. In this scenario the lead climber is already on the way down when the knot at the end of the rope jams in the belay device. If the route is beyond vertical the leader will be hanging in space and single-strand abseils aren't an option.