OTC Raiders earning the ropes can be a matter "We can move boxes, lockers, and perof life or death as Army ROTC sonnel across an unpassable ravine," said students learned when they Scott Veibell, a senior ROTC student. transported themselves, equipment and Rappeling or bouncing down the side supplies across streams to reach the base of a cliff at the end of a rope, is based on of a cliff to "rescue" people. the same principles as the suspension About 80 students participated in the traverse. day-long adventure training course at Staring at the face of the cliff, students Laird Park, about 40 miles northeast of would get instructions from the upMoscow. perclassmen and then slowly work their The exercise was coordinated by the way down. "Get your butt down," a student would Raiders, a group of ROTC students who are "super dedicated" to survival train- yell, and carefully the person rappeling ing, according to Maj. Warren Mills, would straighten his legs and lower himself to a more horizontal position with assistant professor of Military Science. The first exercise was the suspension the ground. continued t> traverse, which is psed to transport people and equipment across a canyon or A cliff bcmger. ravine when the river at the bottom is im- ROTC student Nancy Henderson practleaa rappellng. a versatile means of rope transportation passable. A rope is strung from one side which allows the climber to lower herseU down of the canyon to the other. a steep mountain or cliff. (photo by M. Touhey)
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FRONT ROW: David Croasdell. John Tomzlk. Jeff Mlller, George Mata!s. Craig Ka:uber. BACK ROW: Fred Keers, Richard Rogers. Chris Manis, Dan Powell. Pat Murphy, Chris Putzig. Vernon Young. Mike Russell, Colleen Case. Don Davey, Scott MacDuff, Philip Teas.
FRONT ROW: Tam! Harpham, Theron Gough. Tim Mull. Richard Chandler. BACK ROW: Normand Bissonnette, Phlllp Ong. Ronnie Moss, Ron Lovely. William Fagan. Lisa Nlchols. Jamaa Wickline. Mary Dawson. Dennis Alston, Dan Cole. Ian Varney. Jeff Stansfield.
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