“Something is brewing from the west”… sounds like a tale from Lord of the Rings. Well, that isn’t to far from the truth. As I woke up this morning… hot coffee with my Laird Superfood in hand, my mood was somewhat whimsical. I have large window to my left… open space, trees blowing… ice everywhere! […]
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From Jason Ilowite… our instructor for this flagship course 5 Day Advance Workshop. So a little bit about the upcoming 5 Day Advance Workshop and why I think it’s important and valuable. I think the five day course addresses a problem that many of us, and I say us, I’m talking about fire service, rescue.
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Hi, I’m Richard Delaney from Rope Lab in the Blue Mountains of Australia, and I’m working today with the Rigging Lab Academy. Today we’re working at Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon. We are working with the same type skate blocks that we’ve been looking at in previous sessions, but this time we’re working in an
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I wanted to talk a bit about a tool that I know for a fact, not enough people are aware of. The Jag System from Petzl. I happened upon this quick tech tip from Petzl and noticed 4 people in the system. Does it or should it really take 4 people to do a raise/lower
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I want to say that I am extremely excited to say… “hey!… I know these guys!” Brent McGregor, Eddy Cartaya and Tom Wood. Brent (climber, explorer and photog) lives here in Sisters and was a huge help in bringing Eddy Cartaya‘s Rigging Lab Academy course (Cave Rescue (Small Party Assisted) Single Rope Pickoffs) to prominence
Alright! Here we are again to talk about something “sort of out there?… You love this right? Culture vs New Opportunity. We’ve been discussing “creating a mass movement”. Everything we talk about here is solid for team building, systems, operations and politics. So lets break this down a bit. First what is a New Opportunity
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Email glaciercaveeddy@gmail.com Website www.glaciercaveexplorers.org Eddy Cartaya Rigging Lab Academy Instructor | Co-Founder of Glacier Cave Explorers | TED Speaker A ranger at Deschutes National Forest in Oregon, Eddy Cartaya not only solves cave crimes — he also explores the ever-changing system of caves within Mount Hood’s Sandy Glacier. He is an experienced caver and mountaineer
There is no secret that the Artificial High Directional has become, and is currently all the craze in the rescue world. These systems can be somewhat costly, and undoubtedly entail a good amount of specialized training; so the question is why have so many teams across the world turned to these tools as a must-have
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The Proven Framework To Advance your Rigging Skills Welcome to the New World of Rigging & Rope Rescue Training Rigging Lab Academy is the world’s first members-only, online learning platform for the global rigging community. We welcome all levels of experience. [tu_countdown id=49827 design=4][/tu_countdown] The Price of Rigging Lab Academy will be increasing. When you
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Keeping it together, while under pressure is not a gift (per say). It comes with a constant dose of being Purposeful and knowing the right thing to do… Placement. While hanging out with some amazing trainers, as well as technicians… many of whom are US Marines, I caught a glimpse of what professionalism is. Learning
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