Rappel

[Rihanna]

Any of various methods of descending a rope using controlled friction.

[Tariq Zaki]

Sounds like Apple but it’s the [rappel] .... the art of sliding down towers or [Columns] during [Turnaround] without stopping or getting caught.

[Tracie Lynn]

Descend a rock face or other near-vertical surface by using a doubled rope coiled around the body and fixed at a higher point.