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The LONGEST rappel I've ever done - Insomnia Canyon
The I's. They're legendary canyons. And I've only done one of them. It happens to be one of my favorites, so I'm not sure why I haven't gotten around to the rest of them yet.
Except for Insomnia. Insomnia has the distinction of being the most terrifying for me. You see, the longest rappel that I've done is a 180' rap in Sundance. For a good year after I did that rappel, I kept saying that my limit for rappels was 180'. I did not want to do anything 181' or longer. Who cares, right? Once you get over 30 or 40 feet, you're gonna die if you fall anyway. Sure, that's true, but the longer rappels carry complexity when it comes to control. It's easy to get going too fast and lose control. You have the weight of the rope below you that brings variable friction into play. You need to be comfortable in your descending device and switching friction settings on the fly.
Insomnia has a 320' rappel. That's a lot more than 180'.
But I have my eye on another canyon which also has a 300'+ rap, so I needed to get comfortable with bigger drops if I wanted to ever do that one.....So when my friends suggested Insomnia, I reluctantly agreed.
How did it go? Well, you'll have to watch the video to find out.
Spoiler - Insomnia Canyon was fun. It was scary. It was beautiful. And I survived.
Music by Epidemic Sound
Dancin' with the Devil - Peter Crosby
2nd Ave - Northside
We All Bleed the Same, Son - Splasher!
Indefinite - Of Water
Cross My Mind - Suffer City