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New Technician Courses Just Released for Rigging Lab Academy

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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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Tech Pick of the Week | Episode 7 How to Rig for the Shot

/ Anchoring, Ascend - Descend, Belaying, Blog, General Rigging, Pulleys & Mechanical Advantage

Welcome to this weeks Tech Pick of the Week. Every week where our Tech’s break down an industry best product, tricks or tips. Last week we broke down a simple haul system for light loads. In this Tech Pick we had to rig our camera operator into a tricky place to get a clean shot.

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Progression with a taut rope using a TIBLOC

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Progression with a taut rope using a TIBLOC WARNINGS Read the technical notice before viewing the following techniques. It is important to fully understand the information provided in the technical notice before using this complementary information Mastering these techniques requires training. Consult a professional before attempting to perform these techniques on your own. Progression with

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Tower access technique with semi-static rope.

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Tower access technique with semi-static rope. WARNINGS Read the technical notice before viewing the following techniques. It is important to fully understand the information provided in the technical notice before using this complementary information Mastering these techniques requires training. Consult a professional before attempting to perform these techniques on your own. To access a tower,

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Mirrored Skate Block System From The Controlling Center.. The Brake Ropes

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The key part of the mirrored skate block system is the redundancy of the braking system. Using the Petzl I’d as the controlling system, the system can be controlled by using one hand. This is a common practice in rappelling … why not here? With the anti-panic operations within the I’d, the simul-braking system is

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V Anchor System for Top Rope Bottom Belay

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This Video Series is Sponsored by V-Anchors Anchoring underpins all of our rope based activities and each of these will have varying requirements overlaid with restrictions dictated by the site. The V-Anchor is a simple a versatile approach to anchoring which can be readily applied to a range of roping contexts: abseiling, rappelling, top-rope top-belay

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V Anchor System: Friction Top Rope Top Belay, Climber Rescue GriGri

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This Video Series is Sponsored by Friction is something I’ve known a bit about for a long time however I have only come to understand its application to rope based activities recently. In rock-climbing rope friction can be a friend and a foe. All of our belays function because of friction. We can hold falls

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