Rapel
Requirements: Good health, recognition of risk, not afraid of heights. We provide all the equipment needed to perform this activity.
Places: Bonbil Pek Cave (Alta Verapaz)
About this activity: We moved a lot of groups at different places of Guatemala for rapel expeditions, we have experience, specialized equipment and trained guides that will make your adventure unforgettable and safe.
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Rappelling in Bonbil Pek Cave
What is Rapel?
Abseiling (from the German: abseilen, "to rope down") is the process of descending on a fixed rope.
It is also known as: rappelling (American English), abbing (British slang for "abseiling"), jumping (Australian slang) rap jumping (American slang), roping down, roping, seiling (Australian slang), snapling (Israeli slang), rappling (Hindi slang)
History
The origin of the abseil is attributed to Jean Estéril Charlet, a Chamonix guide who lived from 1840-1925. Charlet originally devised the technique of the abseil (or rappel) method of roping down during a failed solo attempt of Petit Dru in 1876. After many attempts, some of them solo, he managed to conquer the Petit Dru in 1879 in the company of two other Chamonix guides, Prosper Payot and Frédéric Folliguet, whom he hired (a rather paradoxical move for a guide). During that ascent, Charlet perfected the abseil.
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