This, is Called fast roping,

where The person holds onto the rope with gloved hands with or without using their feet and slides down it. But, this is for pro level.

But For beginners, there are provided with necessary safety gears, which are hooked up to the rope.

and the reason the marine trainees are obliged to do this way with fully geared up. is just to feel trust and responsibility, that if one in the top fails to hold tight then all dies.

But the pro level sliders can slide down the same rope simultaneously, provided that there is a gap of approximately 3 metres (9.8 ft) between them, so that each one has time to get out of the way when they reach the ground

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