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<blockquote data-quote="Horishijin" data-source="post: 2602978" data-attributes="member: 20120">I'm going to agree that Ralston is no hero, any more than Reinhold Messner was for soloing Everest with no O2 (and also got a book deal, but at least he was able to type his with both hands...)&nbsp; Heroism, to me, is putting yourself in the way of danger for the benefit of others.&nbsp; And neither of those two were doing that.&nbsp; I've been canyoneering in Canyonlands National Park, as well as the San Rafael Swell of Utah, and don't really think him that stupid for going alone; the stupid part was not telling anyone where he was going!The technique you describe as a French Rappel sounds to me like what I would call an Arm Rappel.&nbsp; Sure, done that too, but like a Dulfersitz, I do not think it can be done as a free hanging descent.To me it just depends on the style of your game.&nbsp; If the style is more cinematic, then that is great, and I am sure this scenario could be fairly adjudicated, and would be a nice fit.&nbsp; That isn't the style of my game, and I would not allow it unless the PC spent years in character developing the techniques and hardware.&nbsp; As I said, I maintain a more historic model, and try to keep the equipment consistent with some sort of historic baseline.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horishijin, post: 2602978, member: 20120"] I'm going to agree that Ralston is no hero, any more than Reinhold Messner was for soloing Everest with no O2 (and also got a book deal, but at least he was able to type his with both hands...) Heroism, to me, is putting yourself in the way of danger for the benefit of others. And neither of those two were doing that. I've been canyoneering in Canyonlands National Park, as well as the San Rafael Swell of Utah, and don't really think him that stupid for going alone; the stupid part was not telling anyone where he was going! The technique you describe as a French Rappel sounds to me like what I would call an Arm Rappel. Sure, done that too, but like a Dulfersitz, I do not think it can be done as a free hanging descent. To me it just depends on the style of your game. If the style is more cinematic, then that is great, and I am sure this scenario could be fairly adjudicated, and would be a nice fit. That isn't the style of my game, and I would not allow it unless the PC spent years in character developing the techniques and hardware. As I said, I maintain a more historic model, and try to keep the equipment consistent with some sort of historic baseline. [/QUOTE]

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