The Arizona Vortex Guidebook Video Course On behalf of Rigging Lab Academy, I’m Rob Stringer and I’d like to welcome you to our instructional series on the Arizona Vortex. So the user manual and the video series are set up to enable you to use the Vortex and set it…

Excerpts From Petzl Tech Tips When using equipment to belay or to maneuver, carabiners are a vital link in the safety chain. User safety often relies on a single carabiner. To avoid the risk of breaking or accidentally opening a carabiner, it is important to know how to choose and…

Choice of Lanyard End Carabiner for a Work Positioning Lanyard Key issues and risks The anchors encountered can have variable dimensions,the carabiner shape must be suitable. Carabiner operation must be rapid, to facilitate attachment to anchors. At the moment of attachment, the user has the carabiner in hand, and so…

Choice of carabiners for hauling systems and pulley attachment Key issues and risks For hauling, the highest efficiency is desired, which is obtained by choosing efficient pulleys, but also by ensuring that the devices are ideally aligned or positioned. Requirements and needs differ depending on the situations and the equipment…

Choice of Carabiners for Attaching the Rope to the Anchor Key issues and risks At the anchor, carabiners stay in place over a long period of time; monitoring them during use is difficult or irregular. Requirements and needs differ depending on the situations, and the equipment to be connected. During…

Choice of lanyard end carabiner for a fall arrest lanyard       Key issues and risks The fall arrest lanyard is not under tension, but must stop a fall at any time: the connectors must be secure and kept well-positioned. The carabiner be easily attachable to various anchors, sometimes…