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Building Anchors with Spring Loaded Cams- Pull Test Using Metolius Camming Units

By Lance Piatt / Anchoring, Anchors, Blog, Horizontal Rigging / 40 Comments

Building Anchors with Spring Loaded Cams Pull Test Using Metolius Camming Units So we did some back yard testing and while what we found wasn’t particularly astonishing, it was never the less, very interesting. We purposely used some marginal placements with our Metolius camming units. Some more marginal than others. We found a range from …

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A Little Known Tool That Is Making Huge Headway… The Inside 9 Mechanical Advantage System

By Lance Piatt / Blog, General Rigging, Horizontal Rigging, Mainline Systems and Operations, Mechanical Advantage, Pulley Systems, Pulleys & Mechanical Advantage / 36 Comments

Over the last year or so I have been trying to up my rigging game with the main focus being “rigging light, rigging quick, rigging solid and rigging efficient”. I will be the first to admit that all for all of this to happen at the same time it is a special day. I will …

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Two Rope System Cross Pollination: A Tale of Two Industries

By Lance Piatt / Blog, Horizontal Rigging, Two Rope Offsets / 10 Comments

Almost all rope rescue systems used could be considered a “two rope system”. Traditional mainline / slack belay systems and twin tension rope systems (TTRS) both use two (2) ropes. However, the similarities stop there. I won’t get into the biopsy of the mainline-belay line system because, well… they have been around forever. The “relatively” …

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A Quick Overview and Essential Checklists of Highline Systems

By Lance Piatt / Blog, Highline Rigging, Horizontal Rigging / 13 Comments

I want to thank Steve Crandall for his work Rigging Rescue Concepts, from which some of this article is derived from. Grab his book here… Considered by many as advanced operations because highlines deviate in many ways from standard rope rescue rigging practices, building and using highlines requires a clear understanding of sound rigging principles …

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Weekend at the Volcano: A Custom Course Focusing on High Angle Rigging Techniques

By Jason Ilowite / Arizona Vortex, Blog, Dynamic Directional, Horizontal Rigging, Portable Anchors, Two Tensioned Rope Rescue Systems / 26 Comments

This past weekend, Rigging Lab Academy was privileged to spend some time in the beautiful Washington State country with the Volcano Rescue Team; an MRA team responsible for rescues on Mt. Saint Helens. A few months ago the team reached out to RLA inquiring about our ability to deliver a three day course that was …

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New Technician Courses Just Released for Rigging Lab Academy

By Lance Piatt / Anchoring, Ascend - Descend, Ascending and Descending Systems, Belaying, Blog, General Rigging, Highline Rigging, Horizontal Rigging, Mechanical Advantage, Portable Anchors, Pulley Systems, Pulleys & Mechanical Advantage

Hey all We just completed another 4 high level training courses within the Technician Level Cornerstone course curriculum. Force Multipliers Elevated Anchor Systems Horizontal Systems Midwall Pickoffs Midwall Pickoffs Midwall rescues can run the full gamut of rescue complexities. It can include almost everything from one or two people coming to the rescue of a …

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Think Smart and Powerful… Employ Multi Use Devices

By Lance Piatt / General Rigging, Horizontal Rigging, Mechanical Advantage, Personal Competencies, Principles of Learning, Pulleys & Mechanical Advantage, Team Competencies

Thinking smart is power. Power is the ability to get things done with an element of Authority. Authority carries with it a mantle of Responsibility. Responsibility carries with it the need for planning and expected outcomes. The following is quick mini look at developing a mindset of “multiplicity”. Manpower is expensive. Equipment is relatively cheap …

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The Gin Pole and Monopod Are Here to Stay

By Lance Piatt / Anchors, Horizontal Rigging, Portable Anchors, Tom Wood

I am going to guess, that while most rescue professionals (paid and unpaid) know “what” a gin pole or monopod is, few understand “why” and “how”. 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 …

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Horizontal Rigging 3 – Dynamic Directionals

By Lance Piatt / Horizontal Rigging, Pat Rhodes

Hey all Dynamic Directional Anchors are useful in adjusting the mainline and the belay line from above the rescue package, or in some cases, from across a gap or chasm. For short gaps, a minor dynamic directional could be your ticket for success. A belay for the point of horizontal influence may not be required …

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Rigging For Effect – Get Your Ropes Off the Ground Using A “Rigging Workstation”

By Jason Ilowite / Horizontal Rigging, Technical Learning / 161 Comments

Rigging For Effect – Get Your Ropes Off the Ground Using A Rigging Workstation. Construction of a Rigging Workstation Focused locations for a multiple systems Better body position when operating systems Improves the angle of ropes when using a high directional If you’re technical rope rescue experience has been anything like mine, there has been …

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