I found myself in a very compromising predicament. I had been running my gear company for less than a year and had been in search and rescue or the better part of 2 years and felt comfortable with what I had understood rope rescue to be. Fast forward a bit… I am standing on Bell …
Hey friend! Are you a rope rescue professional that wants an easy to understand framework that explains how two tension systems and high directionals work? Are you working with the your team and wanting them to understand two tension systems and high directionals, but don’t know how to go about retraining your individual team members or even the entire …
I always appreciate great video. Video (to me) is either aesthetic or technical and trying to bridge both is tough. This video from CMC is clearly technical, but I really appreciate the angles of perspective. So often the “clarifying message” of “the how” can get completely lost if the angles are not right. The CMC …
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The Petzl MAESTRO handle has a small hole for attaching a cord (e.g. AIRLINE cord). Buy The Petzl Maestro Warning: any excessive pulling on the handle can cause an uncontrolled release.Verify that no external object could accidentally pull on the cord. WARNING: use only a lightweight cord to operate the handle. In certain situations, a …
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(This article was originally run in Firehouse October 1, 2019) Russell McCullar clarifies whether 15:1 is still relevant and says that fire departments should select gear and load limits that meet their needs. All Photos by Russell McCullar Not long ago, I was explaining to one of my students that our training agency was undergoing …
Question: Two or More Vectors Added Together = Applied Force = Resultant I think we all want the best. We want a stellar life. But when you get past things like Marriage? Kids? Friends? You might think of cars, houses and jobs… then what? If we are honest with ourselves, we are struggling with at …
I’ll admit it. I’m guilty. I’ve done it. Nope, I’m not talking about stepping on the rope, using dropped carabiners, or mistakenly peeing on my belay loop… c’mon winter layers can be a challenge! Nope, I’m talking about what I’ll call “carabiner shaming.” Like many, I used to pick apart photos on the interwebs to …
I have heard it said that “a lesson in creativity is like taking a calligraphy class; you never know when something you learn might end up being useful in a place you’d never expect” and for longest time, I didn’t understand what they meant. Until I looked into calligraphy. I mean really… who in the …
I know, this is comment or title appears at first glance to be hyper constraining and even seems to fly in the face of what we want to hear and read. Being the best is about limiting distractions and concentrating on strengths and the best way to do this is keep short accounts. Here are …
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Primary uses of the RIG The RIG is a self-braking belay / rappel device that can be used on either the harness or the anchor. 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 …
