Abseiling advice, tricky weather

[Jo Farrow]

Hello, I am doing an abseil on Saturday with STV colleagues for Maggies Cancer care centre in Aberdeen.

It has been postponed once already.

The forecast for Saturday isn't looking very encouraging at the moment either.

 

But I wondered if it does go ahead, what should I wear for an abseil?

Any other helpful hints, limits for beginners

[hillbilly]

Hello, I am doing an abseil on Saturday with STV colleagues for Maggies Cancer care centre in Aberdeen.

It has been postponed once already.

The forecast for Saturday isn't looking very encouraging at the moment either.

 

But I wondered if it does go ahead, what should I wear for an abseil?

Any other helpful hints, limits for beginners

 

 

 

 

a good waterproof top,make sure you are warm carry some gloves ,not wooly ones and they will provide you with hard hat.

i remember the first time i did it at school it was friday the 13th jan 1984...note the date and there had been a storm overnight and it had blown away my uncles new 100ft farm buildinghalf a mile down the fields.we all thought they would cancel it but it went ahead.It was great,will never forget that feeling when you totally scared and as soon as you get to the bottom you cannot wait to do it again.Have fun!

[nitro_deluxe]

Apart from don't look down, pass? Sorry for my slightly tongue-in-cheek response Jo - I'm sure a few more seasoned abseilors may be lurking

Wouldn't necessarily go up directly after a big meal either!

Best of luck though and enjoy.

[VillagePlank]

Confidence, keep your feet flat in the face, forget daring SAS style bouncing ... normal advice, they'll help you on the day.

[Mountain Snow]

Trust the rope and enjoy!

[UV-RAY]

Good advice from the above, just too add good luck and fingers crossed for some fine weather.

[BornFromTheVoid]

While it may feel completely against your natural instinct, make sure to lean back! It will feel unnatural at first, but once you get over the initial feeling, the rest of the trip down will be much more enjoyable. Leaning back will help even more if the wall is slippery.

Most importantly, listen to the instructors there and enjoy the experience!

[johnholmes]

good luck-makes me shiver to think of it

[+++Thunderstorm+++]

Abseiling's always good in severe squally gusts and frequent CG lightning. Shows you have some real bawls then.

[Guest pjl20101]

good luck-makes me shiver to think of it

Out of fairness John I'd rather her abseil than myself. One word cringe.