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The person holds onto the rope with gloved hands (with or without using their feet) and slides down it. Several people can slide down the same rope simultaneously, provided that there is a gap of about 3 metres (10 ft) between them, so that each one has time to get out of the way when they reach
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In the U.S. Marine Corps, fast-ropers are trained to control the speed of descent by using their legs and feet in addition to their hands (instructors claim that some
Marines have let go of their rope because their gloves became too hot, causing injury). Deployment of around 25 fast-ropers onto a
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Putting Lives on the Line: The Fast Rope Glove
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