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You are going to be going first. you're going to kiss your -- good-bye, right? you're not going to acknowledge that? >> i love you. >> david teases his friend as he hesitates at the edge of the cliff. >> the moment we've been waiting for. >> i'm a little nervous. >> it's a big drop. you're on the right one, right? yeah, that's right. i checked it. all right, man. >> 300 feet! >> it's almost immediately apparent there's reason for his caution. >> when he started rappeling, i just noticed it wasn't as smooth. >> eric knows everything is not okay, but he still thinks he can control it. >> the rop...

You are going to be going first. >> david teases his friend as he hesitates at the edge of the cliff. >> the moment we've been waiting for. >> i'm a little nervous. >> not at all. >> it's a big drop. you're on the right one, right? >> yeah, that's right. i checked it. >> all right, man. >> 300 feet! >> it's almost immediately apparent there's reason for his caution. >> when he started rappeling, i just noticed it wasn't that smooth. >> eric knows everything is not okay, but he still thinks he can control it. >> the rope's feeding way too fast through the descending device, and so i even get a ...

>> david teases his friend as he hesitates at the edge of the cliff. >> the moment we've been waiting for. >> i'm a little nervous. >> not at all. it's a big drop. you're on the right one, right? >> yeah, that's right. i checked it. >> all right, man. >> 300 feet! >> it's almost immediately apparent there's reason for his caution. >> when he started rappeling, i just noticed it wasn't that smooth. >> eric knows everything is not okay, but he still thinks he can control it. >> the rope's feeding way too fast through the descending device, and so i even get a little bit more nervous. >> and some...

Tried to document the first rappel and the canyon was set up perfect, because it was in a little horseshoe shape, so he could hike to the other side of the canyon. >> all right, man. you are going to be going first. going to kiss your ass good-bye, right? >> david teases his friend as he hesitates at the edge of the cliff. >> the moment we've been waiting for. >> i'm a little nervous. >> not at all. it's a big drop. you're on the right one, right? >> yeah, that's right. i checked it. >> all right, man. >> 300 feet! >> it's almost immediately apparent there's reason for his caution. >> when he ...

Fast through the descending device, and so i even get a little bit more nervous. >> and something else is wrong with the rope. >> the rope was underneath him, starting to get tangled up and those knots happen on occasion, so he would stop, adjust it. >> i'm fighting for control, and usually, on a normal controlled desce descent, i can stop me at will, and hang out on a ledge if i want to, but here, i'm doing everything i can to keep myself from falling. >> eric has to undo the knots. fortunately, he's able to find a tiny ledge to brace himself. >> nice. >> he was able to kind of maneuver his w...