Abseiling
Abseiling (sometimes referred to as rappelling) is an activity in which a person descends a rope in a controlled manner with the use of a friction device or descender. Abseiling may be used to descend a cliff face as part of a rock-climbing program or it may be practised as a separate activity.
These guidelines apply to abseiling on natural rock cliffs, not on artificial structures.
Forward-facing descents (sometimes referred to as Geneva or rundowns) are not recommended.
Rock climbing is the process of ascending cliffs. Separate guidelines have been developed for Rock Climbing