Vertical caving terminology and methods > SRT basic terms
Changing from abseiling or prusiking, or from prusiking to abseiling, while part way up or down a rope. This is most commonly used as an emergency procedure, perhaps because the caver has reached their comfort limit, or because something has gone wrong with a piece of SRT gear or their lighting, or because the rope was not long enough to reach the bottom of a pitch and the caver has reached the safety knot, or because the caver has abseiled their hair or beard into the descender. It is an essential part of passing a knot, and changing ropes in regions where tails are used. This manoeuvre might not happen often, but it is extremely important when it does, and should be treated as one of the fundamental procedures for SRT. The exact procedure is different depending on which prusiking system is in use, and is nearly impossible with some of them.
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