Report - Humber Bridge Abseil, Hull

[GPSJim]

So, I've always enjoyed heights, ropes and bridges and then one day I thought I'd might mix them all up together. I've started a challenge to be Tied To 111 UE locations, the Humber Bridge just had to be part of this challenge.
Me and a couple of mates were planning this for weeks, but unfortunately everytime we would arrange to do it the weather would absolutley bucket down! Anyway, on the morning of the event the weather seemed to hold off, so we went for it.
The plan was simple, get on the bridge, tie on to it and then abseil off and down to the ground.
Here's the pictures. Full report and video on the website: http://www.tiedto111.com/locations/humber-bridge-hull/







Sorry there's not more photos but we had to act quickly to avoid the Humber Bridge Board, the video covers everything.

Full report and video on the website: http://www.tiedto111.com/locations/humber-bridge-hull/

 

[wellingtonian]

Awesome. That's all

 

[Lenston]

Looks a bit of fun for sure this

 

[Ojay]

Cheeky little ab that

 

[Miss Mayhem]

Cool stuff
Not a fan of heights but I quite like abseiling : )

 

[Snake Oil]

ballsy!

 

[Adders]

I was expecting from the top! :P

 

[Wevsky]

I was expecting from the top!

Ditto..fair play for getting it dont though..

after watching the vid..where's your rope protector and youve only got one tie off point?

 

[The Lone Ranger]

Good effort and not a single safety brew in sight

If you have your rope in a bag, end first, it makes it a lot easier to throw off a structure and less likely to get tangled. On longer abseils clip the bag to a cowstail and let it dangle between your legs, that way you don't have the weight and the rope should feed nicely out the bag as you descend.

 

[Ojay]

safety is paramount @The Lone Ranger you almost sound like you know what you're talking about

 

[Oxygen Thief]

Good effort and not a single safety brew in sight

If you have your rope in a bag, end first, it makes it a lot easier to throw off a structure and less likely to get tangled. On longer abseils clip the bag to a cowstail and let it dangle between your legs, that way you don't have the weight and the rope should feed nicely out the bag as you descend.

Yeah but if it doesn't feed properly it's going to give you a man-size kick in the nuts.

 

[The Lone Ranger]

You would catch me doing anything as daft as that

 

[Fudge]

Confused by the national front-esque flag pose, but hey-ho, nice one.

 

[Wevsky]

So waving a british flag is national front?

 

[Fudge]

Wasn't getting at that, more why someone would decide to stand on the humber bridge waving the union jack around like a loon