In my fantasy world, I always knot a bunch of shemaghs together and climb down, prison-escape style.
But seriously, having enough gear to rappel safely down a 50' (or more) sheer face is a lot of space and weight- more than I'd want to carry unless I'd planned on doing so at the outset. Also, if you've never rappelled before, you should. It's a learning experience- I wouldn't want to try it for the first time with nobody around.
"We must, indeed, all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately." -Benjamin Franklin
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