Show ROTC holds repelling exercise at 4 1 11 A 1 i 11 I r r s rP rg dU as I m t f Z i t t MiP h c t. t J t H N iI d t j l i r t l Or w Cadet Benny Mahe Mane disappears over the edge of the Technology Building Sixty individuals made the five story descent Ed Lile Staff Writer and Photographer After considerable entanglement with legal difficulties the Army ROTC of and the University of Utah hosted a repelling exercise from the west roof of the Technology Building on October 4 Major Peyton Williams director of the ROTC basic course at Master Sergeant Steve Williams operations Cadet Benny Mahe U of U Ute Scout and Cadet Luke Leonard Ute Scout began setting up for the first Anchor ropes were secured a double stranded nylon repelling rope was put in place over a log II A Aframe Aframe A Aframe frame at the edge of the roof Williams strapped on his harness and disappeared over the edge at am a.m. After Williams' Williams descent Mahe made the five story trip staying at atthe atthe atthe the bottom to belay or hold the end of the repelling rope The first of students to participate in the repelling were Todd McAffee and Cheryl Hammond The appearance of a fire truck from the Taylorsville Fire Station was thought to be a safety measure but the firefighters joined the repelling exercise as part of their training The station commander Rick Ringwood repelled as many times as his personnel Major Peyton Williams said that this type of repelling is used in mountaineering helicopter operations and from buildings ROTC personnel practice repelling from the training tower at Fort Douglas ROTC students repel from Storm Mountain several times each year Major Williams said This exercise at was successful not only for the participants but in letting people know that the ROTC was on campus He signed up over 60 individuals to repel including including including ing the firefighters Many participants liked it so much they went back for seconds |