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Fast-roping is a technique for descending a thick rope, allowing troops to deploy from a helicopter in places where the aircraft cannot touch down.

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 m 0 between them, so that each one has time to get out of the way when they reach the ground.

Fast roping is quicker than abseiling (rappelling),

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