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Self-Belay; Below Rappel Device
- One common form of self-belay when rappelling is to extend your rappelling device and rig a prusik on the brake strand below the device
- When you use your VT Prusik for this application there’s no reason to use a Valdetain Tresse
- Instead use the more common French Prusik
- When tying a French Prusik with your VT start by clipping the eyes into your carabiner wrap the bite of the VT down until you clip it back into the carabiner
- Doing it this way keeps the shrink wrap on the VT press ache from interfering with your hitch
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