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Understanding Knot Language: A Guide for Firefighters and Technical Rope Rescuers

/ Anchoring, Anchors, Blog, Knot Craft, Knots, Bends & Hitches

Within the scope of rescue rigging and rope work, understanding the language and terms used can often be as critical as learning the techniques themselves. This segment isn’t just about imparting knowledge on how to tie knots but aims to clarify the commonly misunderstood terminologies in the field. By breaking down these terms, we hope […]

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Mastering Bombproof Anchors: Critical Considerations for Rope Rescue Technicians

/ Anchoring, Anchors, Blog

Rescuers who work in technical rope rescue need to establish reliable and secure bombproof anchors to ensure the utmost safety in challenging situations. This means assessing the load capacity and placement of anchors, incorporating redundancy and anchor equalization, regularly checking for anchor integrity, and anticipating dynamic forces. In this blog post, we will discuss these

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How To Use The Petzl Reeve Carriage Pulley: Reeving Highlines

/ Anchors, Artificial High Directional AHD, Blog, Equipment, Highline Rigging, Horizontal Rigging, Knot Craft, Offset Track Line, Tracking Lines, Twin Tension Rope System, Two (Twin) Tension Rope Systems, Two Tensioned Rope Rescue Systems / 152 Comments

  Let’s take a look at the Petzl REEVE carriage pulley and some of its common uses. The REEVE is made from two high-efficiency pulleys mounted onto a rigging plate. This design simplifies setting up rescue systems on a highline by reducing the amount of equipment needed as well as reducing the overall height of

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IMPORTANT: 8 Anchoring Considerations That Will Save Your Life

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Hi All! I had to laugh the other day when, with a friend, he called me out on my “euphemisms”. To understand this… the definition of euphemism is – “a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing”. I had too

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Welcome to the 8 Point Search For Rescue Rigging Anchors

/ Anchors, Arborist, Blog, Search and Rescue Training / 46 Comments

Search and Rescue (SAR) members are a crossbred group of heroes that often spend an ungodly amount of time trying fix what others have broken; they are either lost, hurt and damaged, trapped or stuck in places and on things that sometimes defy logic. They do it mostly out of honoring others before themselves or

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Floating the Litter Using an A-Frame and Gin Pole Trackline

/ Anchors, Arizona Vortex, Artificial High Directional AHD, Elevated Anchor Systems, Litter Operations, Mainline Systems and Operations, Minimalist Mountain and Climber Rescue, Portable Anchors, Twin Tension Rope System, Twin Tension Rope System Clutch, Two (Twin) Tension Rope Systems / 253 Comments

Steep angle litter work can be about as difficult as any high angle rescue. The main reason is that the litter attendants will have to pick and choose the terrain while still maintaining patient contact and visual. This isn’t always doable and often teams are working with minimal personnel so choosing a system that works

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Elevated Anchors – Setting Up For The Resultant

/ Anchors, Arizona Vortex, Blog, Portable Anchors, TerrAdaptor / 43 Comments

The use of elevated anchors, i.e. high directional anchor systems, is a mandatory requirement of NFPA 1670 for rope technicians. Having said this, it is impossible to discuss one facet of rope rigging and not address all the many other aspects at the same time. A rope system is like a living breathing thing; like

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