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Attach one end of your rope around the anchor you have decided to use. And this shouldn’t be a frozen mars bar.īut for your own information, all the good news is, the Sipi rocks where the Abseiling is done from next to the falls are a “volcanic rock” made of interlocking crystals and usually never breaks because, during the eruption, the magma escapes to form earth surface, the lava flows and cools down slowly firmly forming very hard volcanic rocks as well as volcanic glass. By “good” we mean anything that is not going to break off when you have just kick start or at the middle of this rush adrenaline experience. The next thing is you also need to attach your rope on a “proper’ anchor at the top of the cliff, wall, or a tree where you are almost to abseil off. Please start off by dressing in your gear for Abseiling for example put on your harness, helmet, and gloves and surely you need to attach your belay device to the gear loop on your harness and this requires a karabiner. Then allow us to explain a few techniques of abseiling in our beautiful Sipi Falls with some commanding awe-inspiring views over the Sipi gorge, the flat plains of Karamoja stretching across Lake Kyoga with a close view of Sipi plateau where some of those marvelous sunsets happen while you spin around the back of the falls.īut of course, being shown to see in real life is so far easier than seeing some written instructions here, but we shall give it a shot. Now you have got some little basic theory of Abseiling, rappelling or rope down the cliffs, and even basic equipment/gears you are required to use.

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After Abseiling, we recommend you tell your driver guide to pick up from down and if you don’t one, the team at the top can arrange a Boda Boda to pick you up depending on your level of fitness because the hike up is so amazing but not for everyone.

It’s not a local arrangement, it’s an international one.

The equipment is from the factory and approved for human consumption.

The instructors are skilled in this field.

Safety is the order of the day and a number one priority.

But in the mornings sometimes the light is great too. They only do this for you so that you earn the best experience ever with incredible photos and videos for your memories, family, and friends back home!Ībseiling is a rock climbing sport in its essence and its equipment is all there to minimize your safety during it.Īfternoon hours are great to start off your Abseiling tour because there is enough light for your photos and videos and it can also be done throughout the day depending on the weather conditions and your schedule. The team at the Abseiling point both from up and the bottom will cheer you up, make some noise like leave the rope, fly your hands like a bird as you enjoy the view of the waterfalls just 7ms next to you and some beautiful views of the sky while you are in the middle of the falls.

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But the long 100m plus descent down at the backdrop of Sipi falls will leave you feeling like a pro. Sipi falls offers a beginner abseiling experience at one of the volcanic rocks near Moses’s campsite about 60ms high. Also, the Sipi falls Abseiling started around 2000 and it has attracted many tourists to mount Elgon Sipi falls in Eastern Uganda the hidden gems of the east.

Its origin dates back to 1879 in the Alps to reach its highest peak and since then, this recreational climbing activity became so popular both indoors and outdoors in beautiful different nature destinations in different parts of the world. The United States and Canada use this technique of rappelling while the United Kingdom and Europe use abseiling but all the same, techniques involve. The difference here is the names only but they both mean the same thing the only difference is that Abseiling is descending by means of a rope more like abseiling yourself while Rappelling is descending by means of another person holding your rope till the end.

Want to know the difference between Abseiling and Rappelling? It’s an activity that involves descending a natural rock, mountain, or an artificial wall/structure using a rope in a controlled manner from the top of the mountain, cliff, or wall and is also known as Rappelling in the United States.