We have a lot of members and non-members alike asking about aerial ladder work and whether or not we have ever done any sort of course or mini-rigging study on them.  This is obviously a huge undertaking and one we’d love to do and plan on doing it.  However, in…

I’ll admit it.  I’m guilty. I’ve done it.  Nope, I’m not talking about stepping on the rope, using dropped carabiners, or mistakenly peeing on my belay loop… c’mon winter layers can be a challenge!  Nope, I’m talking about what I’ll call “carabiner shaming.” Like many, I used to pick apart…

I want to pull back a bit a bring into focus what we do and why we do it.  Having spent some time with our county SAR team and one of its technical team members, I grappled with a particular question… especially near the end of my time with the…

Easy to use, self-braking descenders adapt to any situation encountered during work at height, rope access work, or technical rescue: descending, work positioning, short rope ascents, belaying with climbing techniques. Easy to use AUTO-LOCK system The AUTO-LOCK system allows users to easily position themselves at a workstation without having to…

“Something is brewing from the west”… sounds like a tale from Lord of the Rings.  Well, that isn’t to far from the truth.  As I woke up this morning… hot coffee with my Laird Superfood in hand, my mood was somewhat whimsical.  I have large window to my left… open…

Last night our friends at Ronin Rescue posted this photo taken at GRIMP NA. There have been guarded rumors and reported sightings of the new CMC Clutch by Harken but everyone was really tight lipped.. and well, there still isn’t a lot of info. What rumors? It’s going to completely…