As I watched a 4x4 adventure Car Vs. Wild in Discovery channel, I came across a portion where the Wrangler was to descend into a deep gorge and they had this winch assisted and moving backward. They did all types of rope relay, and even belay to arrest the fall just in case. There was no mention of the grade. But Dale asked us to descend a slope in Mt Maarat, a portion of now Timberland in San Mateo, Rizal of what could have been 40 degrees+ slope. They were using this for the motocross jumps.
We descended forward, without winch, and he advised us not to brake but to feather the throttle. It is was scary. If you panic and you brake, you somersault. I did not do it; an office mate did for our vehicle.
Dale's Extreme Mt Pinatubo adventure with a 4x4
Wrangler Rubicon descending a cliff
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