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The Differences Between Being Strong and Being Fit

/ Blog, Designing Your Processes, Fitness

The terms “strong” and “fit” are often used interchangeably when talking about physical abilities, but they actually have distinct nuances. Being strong typically refers to muscular strength, while being fit implies overall physical fitness. Understanding the differences between the two is important, especially when considering a particular type of fitness, such as field fitness or […]

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The New Harken Industrial Wingman

/ Blog, CMC Rescue, Harken Industrial, Mechanical Advantage, Pulley Systems, Pulleys & Mechanical Advantage

The Harkin Wingman is a compact haul kit that offers versatility, functioning as either a four-to-one or a five-to-one kit depending on how you position the load. You’ll notice significant distinctions when comparing the Wingman to other mini haul kits available on the market, with one notable feature being its exceptional compactness. We’ve engineered this

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How to Use The Arizona Vortex Guidebook

/ Arizona Vortex, Elevated Anchor Systems, Portable Anchors, Rob Stringer / 134 Comments

Photos © Reed Thorne The ARIZONA VORTEX (or AZV) is so named from its development in the rugged highlands of Northern Arizona’s Oak Creek Canyon through the rigging and rescue school, Rope That Rescue. Reed Thorne, the school’s senior instructor developed the current Version 2 AZV with the help of Rock Thompson at Rock Exotica

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Elevated Anchors – Setting Up For The Resultant

/ Anchors, Arizona Vortex, Blog, Portable Anchors, TerrAdaptor / 43 Comments

The use of elevated anchors, i.e. high directional anchor systems, is a mandatory requirement of NFPA 1670 for rope technicians. Having said this, it is impossible to discuss one facet of rope rigging and not address all the many other aspects at the same time. A rope system is like a living breathing thing; like

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Elements of Rigging – Bombproof Anchors – Anchor Considerations in Rope Rigging Systems

/ Anchoring, Anchors, General Rigging / 112 Comments

So what is a bombproof anchor much less one using an artificial high directional such as the Arizona Vortex Multipod?  This question appears to stump, confuse and even frustrate many a rescuer and rigger.  When it comes to high directionals, the complexity is even more concerning.  It really shouldn’t though. Bombproof anchors have really two

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Gear Used In An English and Norwegian Reeving System – Overview

/ Blog, General Rigging, Mainline Systems and Operations, Two Tensioned Rope Rescue Systems / 127 Comments

Gear Used In An English and Norwegian Reeving System – Overview You can use Reeves Systems on tripods, artificial high directional devices, or tension lines. These are great systems to keep rescuers out of the hazard zone, whether it be a limited rigging area where there’s a danger of a fall hazard, or whether that

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

/ 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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The Gear Used In Artificial Highlines and Two Tension Rope Systems

/ Blog, Mainline Systems and Operations, Pulleys & Mechanical Advantage, Two (Twin) Tension Rope Systems / 9 Comments

Ultimate – the best achievable or imaginable of its kind. Can we have The Ultimate Gear List for anything?  Probably not, but we can put some thought into what that might look like. Before we get to the list, let us outline where this gear cache came from. In building this course with Jason Ilowite

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Mirrored Skate Block System Overview

/ Blog, Offset Track Line, RRG Gear Review, Skate Blocks / 279 Comments

Skate blocks are about the most amazing and versatile system known to rigging. Why? Low overhead. Low risk. High functionality. Super bomber! The question that most people have is, “Is it complicated?” No… Not at all. You can’t over tension this system. Take a look.   Transcription from Conversations in Rigging Hi, I’m Richard Delaney

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