Let’s look at the floating A-frame of our quad system right now. The floating A-frame is being guyed forward and backwards with the prusiks directly connected to the track line system. Okay. So this is our guying system front and back. This is pretty clean right here the way the guys put this together… a …
A FRAME | QUAD BUNDLE HIGHLINE | Horizontal Rigging Read More »
The cost of rope rescue rigging and training, much less a rescue, has some inherent expenditures. There is the direct cost of the gear, which to some might seem like a lot, but in reality it pales in comparison to the costs of personnel and training. These can easily be broken down into professionals who …
The Cost of Doing Business with a Dynamic Directional Between Gin-pole and A-Frame Read More »
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 …
The Gear Used In Artificial Highlines and Two Tension Rope Systems Read More »
Time for transparency here. Highlines versus Offsets. Which is one of these accomplishes the goal of moving the person or load from one side to the other in the most effective and efficient manner? Well, at this point I wasn’t thinking about either one… I really didn’t care. I hadn’t ever set up a true …
The Less Than 10 Percent Solution Just Got Easier: Highlines Read More »
The Story For a long time you were the lone wolf. Making decisions about life and your team’s future and basing the decisions off of what you thought would be best… without much input from others. We’ve all been in that place and now… we need to rethink how we are making decisions and planning …
Working on the Horizon Line: Seeing What Lurks Below Requires a Higher Vantage Point Read More »
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 …
Free Guide: The High Directional Preflight Checklist Learn how to perform a solid 10 point safety check before loading your Artificial High directional. Grab your free copy of our High Directional Preflight Checklist today!
Free Guide: The High Directional Preflight Checklist Learn how to perform a solid 10 point safety check before loading your Artificial High directional. Grab your free copy of our High Directional Preflight Checklist today! [thrive_leads id=’51717′]
This past weekend, Rigging Lab Academy was privileged to spend some time in the beautiful Washington State country with the Volcano Rescue Team; an MRA team responsible for rescues on Mt. Saint Helens. A few months ago the team reached out to RLA inquiring about our ability to deliver a three day course that was …
Weekend at the Volcano: A Custom Course Focusing on High Angle Rigging Techniques Read More »
Great! Thanks For Downloading Your Checklist is on its way to your email inbox. Learn the ins & outs of single trackline highlines The first course available in our 3-part series, Horizontal Rigging 1: Single Trackline Highlines will start you on your journey of unpacking the National Fire Protection Association’s Awareness, Operations, and Technician platforms …
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