alpine long line rescue gone fatally wrong

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Originally Posted by Groquik

i'm not an expert on the system but that the picture that google delivers for "variable tau"



I can imagine that pulling on the left "pulley/brake" (?) will let you down, using the rope stored in the yellow bag


(picture taken from here)

Yes, looks like a standard rope access "descender" in the right hand.