Odessa College hosted an inaugural promotion day on Friday morning for their upcoming community rappelling days which will offer the community the chance to take an introductory course that will provide the basic knowledge and skills required for beginner level rope rappelling. Local media, community leaders and public figures were invited to take part in the inaugural course which began with a classroom briefing before moving on to technique overview and then finally a hands on portion where rappellers could descend down the side of Odessa College’s Fire/EMS Technology Training Rappel Tower.
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Assistant Manager of the Odessa College Bookstore Malissa Johnson rappels down the side of Odessa College’s Fire/EMS Technology Training Rappel Tower as part of the college’s inaugural Community Rappelling Day Friday morning in Odessa. Odessa College hosted an inaugural promotion day on Friday for their upcoming community rappelling days which will offer the community the chance to take an introductory course that will provide the basic knowledge and skills required for beginner level rope rappelling. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Assistant Manager of the Odessa College Bookstore Malissa Johnson, left, and OC Professor of Geology Josh Hardt rappel down the side of Odessa College’s Fire/EMS Technology Training Rappel Tower as part of the college’s inaugural Community Rappelling Day Friday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Rappelling equipment lays out on display before the start of classroom briefing over a proper rappelling procedures Friday morning at the Odessa College Safety Training Center. Odessa College hosted an inaugural promotion day on Friday for their upcoming community rappelling days which will offer the community the chance to take an introductory course that will provide the basic knowledge and skills required for beginner level rope rappelling. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Odessa College Professor of Geology Josh Hardt, left, adjusts the buckle on his fellow OC Professor of Government and History Daniel Regalado as participants in Odessa College’s inaugural Promotion Day for their community rappelling courses gather their equipment for hands on instruction Friday morning at the Odessa College Safety Training Center. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Odessa College HSE Instructor Dean McCann, right, demonstrates the purpose of the ASAP fall arrest system during the hands on portion of a community rappelling course on it’s Inaugural Promotion Day Friday morning at the Odessa College Safety Training Center. Odessa College hosted an inaugural promotion day on Friday for their upcoming community rappelling days which will offer the community the chance to take an introductory course that will provide the basic knowledge and skills required for beginner level rope rappelling. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Odessa College HSE Instructor Dean McCann, right, helps CBS7 reporter Shane Battis secure rappelling equipment to his safety harness during the hands on portion of a community rappelling course on it’s Inaugural Promotion Day Friday, May 28, 2021, at the Odessa College Safety Training Center. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Odessa College Professor of Government and History Daniel Regalado secures himself to rappelling ropes as he prepares to rappel down the side of Odessa College’s Fire/EMS Technology Training Rappel Tower as part of the college’s inaugural Community Rappelling Day Friday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
CBS7 reporter Shane Battis waits to rappel down the side of Odessa College’s Fire/EMS Technology Training Rappel Tower as part of the college’s inaugural Community Rappelling Day Friday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
CBS7 reporter Shane Battis records a Facebook Live broadcast as he rappels down the side of Odessa College’s Fire/EMS Technology Training Rappel Tower as part of the college’s inaugural Community Rappelling Day Friday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Odessa College Professor of Geology Josh Hardt pivots over the edge of Odessa College’s Fire/EMS Technology Training Rappel Tower as he prepares to rappel down its side as part of the college’s inaugural Community Rappelling Day Friday morning in Odessa. Odessa College hosted an inaugural promotion day on Friday for their upcoming community rappelling days which will offer the community the chance to take an introductory course that will provide the basic knowledge and skills required for beginner level rope rappelling. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Odessa College’s HSE Instructor Dean McCann secures the ledge of of Odessa College’s Fire/EMS Technology Training Rappel Tower between rappellers during the college’s inaugural Community Rappelling Day Friday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
