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1. Attach your self to the top anchor with a spare clip draw (or two), or better yet a sling attached to your harness using a larks foot and a locking biner.
2. Inform your belayer that you're safe (but not off belay)
3. Tie a figure of eight on the bight in the rope
4. Attach the rope to yourself using this knot (prevents you from dropping it), use a locking biner for this
5. Untie your attachment figure of eight
6. Feed rope through the rings at the top (should be two)
7. re-tie the end of the rope to your harness
8. weight the rope to confirm it's attached safe (communicate this too your belayer)
9. Once you're happy you're attached correctly and safe shout on belay to your belayer, they should take any slack
10. remove and untie retaining knot on rope
11. remove quick draw(s) attaching you to the anchors
12. Rappell down
13. Remove quick draws as you descend
14. Once you're on the ground untie and pull rope out of belay loops

1. Attach your self to the top anchor with a spare clip draw (or two), or better yet a sling attached to your harness using a larks foot and a locking biner.
2. Inform your belayer that you're safe (but not off belay)
3. Tie a figure of eight on the bight in the rope
4. Attach the rope to yourself using this knot (prevents you from dropping it), use a locking biner for this
5. Untie your attachment figure of eight
6. Feed rope through the rings at the top (should be two)
7. re-tie the end of the rope to your harness
8. Once you're happy you're attached correctly and safe shout on belay to your belayer, they should take any slack
9. remove and untie retaining knot on rope
10. weight the rope to confirm it's attached safe (communicate this too your belayer)
11. remove quick draw(s) attaching you to the anchors
12. Lower off
13. Remove quick draws as you descend
14. Once you're on the ground untie and pull rope out of belay loops

What your talking about is called Cleaning

What you're talking about is called Cleaning

1. Attach your self to the top anchor with a spare clip draw (or two), or better yet a sling attached to your harness using a larks foot and a locking biner.
2. Inform your belayer that you're safe (but not off belay)
3. Tie a figure of eight on the bight in the rope
4. Attach the rope to yourself using this knot (prevents you from dropping it), use a locking biner for this
5. Untie your attachment figure of eight
6. Feed rope through the belay loops at the top (should be two)
7. re-tie the end of the rope to your harness
8. weight the rope to confirm it's attached safe (communicate this too your belayer)
9. Once your happy your attached correctly and safe shout on belay to your belayer, they should take any slack
10. remove and untie retaining knot on rope
11. remove quick draw(s) attaching you to the anchors
12. Rappell down
13. Remove quick draws as you descend
14. Once your on the ground untie and pull rope out of belay loops

Saftety

1. Attach your self to the top anchor with a spare clip draw (or two), or better yet a sling attached to your harness using a larks foot and a locking biner.
2. Inform your belayer that you're safe (but not off belay)
3. Tie a figure of eight on the bight in the rope
4. Attach the rope to yourself using this knot (prevents you from dropping it), use a locking biner for this
5. Untie your attachment figure of eight
6. Feed rope through the rings at the top (should be two)
7. re-tie the end of the rope to your harness
8. weight the rope to confirm it's attached safe (communicate this too your belayer)
9. Once you're happy you're attached correctly and safe shout on belay to your belayer, they should take any slack
10. remove and untie retaining knot on rope
11. remove quick draw(s) attaching you to the anchors
12. Rappell down
13. Remove quick draws as you descend
14. Once you're on the ground untie and pull rope out of belay loops

Safety