So what are your thoughts on simu-rapping?

Mine are that I have NEVER done it-intentionaly, only once while lowering down after a soloist thought he was on Diedre (our route) when it was actually Unfinished Symphony. I made a quick harness out of a double length sling and clipped buddy to my belay loop. (i now understand better techniques).

Anyway long and short of it is…two friends simu-rapped right in front of me, to my belay..

Both of which were not using a prussic back-up system. I would say it looked inherently dangerous and if that system were used often, sooner or latter both would drop to the ground.

Do many people , if any, use this technique to lower off a long single pitch? Just asking.

It’s much faster, esp. when, if you get down before your partner, you unclip from the rope.  That will bring your partner down quickly.