What's the record on largest rappel/canyon?

[Renatomic808]

I'm just curious, any records of largest rappels ever accomplished? Or perhaps BIG elevation loss in a short distance. Let's say 1500' or more in less than a half mile?

I'm just curious, and I have thoughts on some projects.

[Eric Holden]

I'm just curious, any records of largest rappels ever accomplished? Or perhaps BIG elevation loss in a short distance. Let's say 1500' or more in less than a half mile?

I'm just curious, and I have thoughts on some projects.

2,700ft down the face of El Cap?

[oldno7]

Maybe 700' down New River Gorge Bridge

http://www.officialbridgeday.com/bridge-day-rappel

[edsbay]

Their are caves in TN/GA/AL that have 400-600 foot free raps.

[jman]

Grand Canyon canyons have big drops in the 500+ft range.

But then again, you could scale down any cliffside and make it 1000+ft easy.

What's your goal, worlds longest rappel?

[Renatomic808]

Sorry, meant to say largest "canyon drops".

My goal is to not die... however there are a couple of routes, where a single drop is about 1000ft+/- which have never been touched. However the one we're looking at... is bigger. Expecting at least a 3day excursion.

[Eric Holden]

Sorry, meant to say largest "canyon drops".

My goal is to not die... however there are a couple of routes, where a single drop is about 1000ft+/- which have never been touched. However the one we're looking at... is bigger. Expecting at least a 3day excursion.

Angel Falls, 3,200ft?

[mdd]

Sorry, meant to say largest "canyon drops".

7plummets.com: a project to descend the biggest waterfall canyons on each continent.

All they completed is one in Norway, Kjeragfossen, where waterfall #5 is around 950m. Unclear if they did it multi-pitch or stopped on ledges enroute and built new anchors. Presumably the latter. At least one stretch of the waterfall was a single 490m rappel.

But the most interesting big canyon rappel is surely the Trou de Fer (Iron Hole) on La R