Abseil
Abseil verb - Lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside.
Usage example: You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing
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Nearby Word: abseiling
Rope down
Rope down verb - Lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside.
Usage example: “The ascent was easy--
roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous”
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