Pulley Systems

English Reeve — Control Side & Carriage System | Horizontal Rigging

English Reeve When we talk about reeving systems for highlines, we are referring to the rigging component that allows us to lower from and raise to the carriage system of the highline. This is our rope elevator so to speak. The English Reeve, like it’s brother the Norwegian Reeve, is a 6:1 compound mechanical advantage. …

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English Reeve — Control Side & Carriage System | Horizontal Rigging | Rigging Lab Laboratory

  English Reeve When we talk about reeving systems for highlines, we are referring to the rigging component that allows us to lower from and raise to the carriage system of the highline. This is our rope elevator so to speak. The English Reeve, like it’s brother the Norwegian Reeve, is a 6:1 compound mechanical …

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PART 5: Termination Side | TWIN BUNDLE | Horizontal Rigging

The Termination Side: This video shows one of many methods to eliminate a knot in the trackline of a highline system. Depicted here is single prusik bypasses; one per each leg of the twin bundled system. The single prusik is a load cell in its own right…if the trackline is receiving too much tension they …

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Dynamic Directionals – Mainline, Batwing, Gin Pole | Horizontal Rigging

A directional anchor is typically a pulley that allows us to redirect a rope; this can be elevated as in a high directional, or low as a simple redirect, or anywhere in between. When we want a directional pulley to be adjustable, we add some mechanical advantage influence that allow us to make the directional …

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Norwegian Reeve – Control Side & Carriage System | Horizontal Rigging

Norwegian Reeve When we talk about reeving systems for highlines, we are referring to the rigging component that allows us to lower from and raise to the carriage system of the highline. This is our rope elevator so to speak. The Norwegian Reeve, like it’s brother the English Reeve, is a 6:1 compound mechanical advantage. …

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Norwegian Reeve – Control Side & Carriage System – Horizontal Rigging

Norwegian Reeve When we talk about reeving systems for highlines, we are referring to the rigging component that allows us to lower from and raise to the carriage system of the highline. This is our rope elevator so to speak. The Norwegian Reeve, like it’s brother the English Reeve, is a 6:1 compound mechanical advantage. …

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PART 3: Gin Pole – Major Tagline | Horizontal Rigging

Major taglines employs two mainlines, and two belay lines at the same time. The two working in harmony, while one is in the lower mode, the other is in the raising mode. Major taglines are most often use to negotiate larger type gaps. In most cases the major tagline has two notable advantages over highlines. …

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PART 4: Control Side – Major Tagline | Horizontal Rigging

Major taglines employs two mainlines, and two belay lines at the same time. The two working in harmony, while one is in the lower mode, the other is in the raising mode. Major taglines are most often use to negotiate larger type gaps. In most cases the major tagline has two notable advantages over highlines. …

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FULL VERSION: Major Tagline | Horizontal Rigging

Major taglines employs two mainlines, and two belay lines at the same time. The two working in harmony, while one is in the lower mode, the other is in the raising mode. Major taglines are most often use to negotiate larger type gaps. In most cases the major tagline has two notable advantages over highlines. …

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PART 1: Tensioning Side | TWIN BUNDLE | Horizontal Rigging

  Tensioning Side: The tensioning of any highline system is one of the key elements to the success of the operation. This is even more critical for the rigging of multiple bundled highlines. Whether it is a twin or quad bundle system each rope of the trackline must receive an equal amount of tension. During …

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