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unusual facts about abseiling


Cyrtandra polyantha

The plant grows in ridgetop forests in steep habitat that can only be accessed by rappelling down to the area.


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It's Gonna Be Me

Army men rappel down from a higher shelf, destroy their boxes, and laugh at them when they are purchased.

Kangaroo Point

Kangaroo Point Cliffs - cliffs popular for rock climbing, abseiling and a pleasant picnic ground alongside the Brisbane River.

Markos Drakos

On 30 June 1955 Drakos was arrested by the British with 14 other EOKA members and imprisoned in Kyrenia Castle but famously managed to escape 3 months later, by tying blankets together and abseiling out of the windows.

Nick Leventis

He has also raised many thousands of pounds for charity by abseiling down The Shard in London (Western Europe's tallest skyscraper), raising money for the Commando Spirit Appeal on behalf of the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund, and has ski-dived from 30,000ft above Mount Everest for the Global Angels charity

He has also raised many thousands of pounds for charity by abseiling down The Shard in London (Western Europe's tallest skyscraper), raising money for the Commando Spirit Appeal on behalf of the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund, and has ski-dived from 30,000ft above Mount Everest for the Global Angels charity.

Stephen Venables

During the descent from Panch Chuli V Venables broke both his legs in a fall, when an abseil anchor failed; thanks to his Indian and British team mates and the Indian Air Force, he was rescued.


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