Making The Complex Simple

Written By: Lance Piatt

This image is so great in many ways. First, Trask Bradbury is a great friend and stylist in his work and rigging. Trask helped us, Rescue Response Gear and Rigging Lab Academy, in focusing down on the Safe and Simple Rigging project we did a couple of years ago. I sent a few of our staff members to the Vertical Rescue Solutions SPRAT Level 1 training workshop in Denver Colorado.

Though I wasn’t there in attendance, seeing through the photos of Trask demonstrating his skills was trip back down memory lane. Though Trask was there for his own re-cert for Level 3, he took the time to elaborate on the finer points of making the complex simple.

I don’t how many times I have been asked about systems, equipment and training… and how to best determine what is needed or how to go about doing “something”. I think back on guys like Trask Bradbury and Rich Delaney and how complexity is a perception. Knowing what needs to get done, and doing it.. is the art. Complexity without function is just wrong.

Lance

About The Author:

Lance Piatt

Beginning his career in the rescue and rigging world as a “blue collar” SAR member with Deschutes and Jefferson County teams. Lance Piatt owns and operates Red Ibex Solutions, a sales and marketing wheelhouse blending rope rigging education and exquisite imagery with equipment knowledge and understanding; housing Rigging Lab Academy and Rescue Response Gear… Lance is producing high-end video education, working with several experts and instructors to produce unique series of “how to videos” and courses for rope rigging: Such as; the first ever full-length rescue training DVD, 'Tower Rescue', released in fall of 2005. As well as a series of scenario-based rescues ranging from cave rescue to cliff rescue.