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Comparison between MAESTRO and I’D for a rescue using twin tensioned haul lines

Lance Piatt / Anchoring, Anchors, General Rigging, Horizontal Rigging, How-To Concepts, Mainline Systems and Operations, Minimalist Mountain and Climber Rescue, Petzl, Principles of Learning, RRG Gear Review, Twin Tension Rope System, Two (Twin) Tension Rope Systems, Two Rope Offsets, Two Tensioned Rope Rescue Systems / 10 Comments

Excerpt from Gear In Use 2: Technical Rescue MAESTRO and I’D allow for efficient hauling, releasing the lock at any time, and a controlled lower of the load. The two devices have different ergonomics and different specifications (working load and efficiency). Hauling The MAESTRO’s efficiency enables the effective use of simple pulley systems. If a […]

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Double CLUTCH | Using the CLUTCH In a Twin Tension Rope System (TTRS)

Lance Piatt / Blog, CMC Rescue, Equipment, How-To Concepts, Personal Competencies, RRG Gear Review, Safe Practices, Two (Twin) Tension Rope Systems, Two Tensioned Rope Rescue Systems / 31 Comments

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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ASCENDING & DESCENDING With The CMC Harken CLUTCH 11MM

Lance Piatt / Ascend - Descend, Blog, CMC Rescue, RRG Gear Review / 3 Comments

This is an Official CMC Application Series video ~ Enjoy!!!! This video explains how to ascend and descend with the CMC Harken 11mm CLUTCH. We begin by demonstrating a simple step-up ascent method then progress to a Rapid Ascent and Descent (RAD) technique. While there are many ways to move on the rope, we recommend these

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NOT A SINGLE PRUSIK IN THE SYSTEM

Lance Piatt / Blog, General Rigging, Mainline Systems and Operations, Petzl, RRG Gear Review, Two Tensioned Rope Rescue Systems / 10 Comments

This is a repost from Petzl. These folks have it right! NOT A SINGLE PRUSIK IN THE SYSTEM Why one Utah SAR team transitioned to the MAESTRO SEPTEMBER 29 2020 ON-SITE RESCUE “Give us thirty seconds,” said Utah County Search and Rescue Incident Commander, Jared Hansen. Thirty seconds to transition from a raise to a

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Two Rope Twin Tension Mini Offset… Backcountry Meets Fire Service

Lance Piatt / Artificial High Directional AHD, Blog, Portable Anchors, Pulleys & Mechanical Advantage, Two (Twin) Tension Rope Systems, Two Rope Offsets, Two Tensioned Rope Rescue Systems / 10 Comments

~This is a quick snippet of something we filmed when we first opened up RLA’s studio lab ~ Two Rope Twin Tension Mini Offset… Backcountry Meets Fire Service So backcountry meets fire service… sounds like a battle of some sort. So while this “match up” is really neither epic nor epoch, this contest does

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CMC MPD ~ Two Rope Offset ~ TTRS

Lance Piatt / Blog, CMC Rescue, Mainline Systems and Operations, Pulley Systems, RRG Gear Review / 114 Comments

CMC MPD ~ Two Rope Offset ~ TTRS The MPD allows you to go from lowering to raising without changing hardware. More than nine years of research and development went into the patented Multi-Purpose Device (MPD), which features major innovations in advanced technical hardware for rope rescue professionals. The MPD’s high-efficiency pulley, with an integral

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~CMC 11mm MPD Flash Sale ~

Lance Piatt / Blog, CMC Rescue / 5 Comments

We have an opportunity for departments and teams who have invested strongly in the CMC MPD. We have a limited time offer for a limited quantity of the MPD Multi-Purpose Device. Grab an extra one or two and build those dream systems you have always wanted. Wanting to run TTRS, but only have one MPD? No

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Releasable anchors with the Petzl I’D

Lance Piatt / Anchoring, Belaying, Blog, Petzl

Releasable anchors with the I’D Setting up a rope on a releasable anchor allows a worker to be lowered in case of an accident, with no need for the rescuer to access the victim. Another advantage: a single person on foot can monitor multiple workers at height. WARNINGS Read the technical notice before viewing

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PETZL MAESTRO features

Lance Piatt / Blog, Mainline Systems and Operations, Petzl, Pulleys & Mechanical Advantage / 265 Comments

The MAESTRO combines the abilities of a progress-capture pulley and a descender for effective hauling, releasing and lowering of the load. The AUTO-LOCK system locks the load automatically and returns the handle to the stop position. Let’s start with a Petzl Maestro Overview! 1. Working principle The MAESTRO uses a pulley mounted on a

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Belaying with the PETZL MAESTRO

Lance Piatt / Belaying, Blog, Petzl / 2 Comments

A belay system must stop a falling load in case the work system breaks or fails. The belay rope must ” follow ” the load, to avoid creating any slack that would increase the fall distance if the work rope fails. Belaying a hauling operation When hauling, belaying poses no technical problem. It is

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