The ropes were so fastened by Hans as to guard against accident, and the descent commenced. I can hardly call it perilous, for I was beginning to be familiar with this kind of exercise.
Hans preparó las cuerdas a fin de prevenir todo accidente, y dio principio el descenso, que no me atrevo a calificar de peligroso, porque me encontraba ya familiarizado con este género de ejercicio.