Hey all We just completed another 4 high level training courses within the Technician Level Cornerstone course curriculum. Force Multipliers Elevated Anchor Systems Horizontal Systems Midwall Pickoffs Midwall Pickoffs Midwall rescues can run the full gamut of rescue complexities. It can include almost everything from one or two people coming to the rescue of a …
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What are knots, bends, and hitches? The standard definition of a knot is a rope intertwined with itself, a bend is the intertwining of two ends of rope, and a hitch is a knot that is dependent on a host object. In the true spirit of the art of knot craft, defining knots deserves a …
Sorry, the Master’s Roadmap Workshop is currently unavailable We’re thrilled that you’re interested in hanging out for The Master’s Roadmap Workshop but unfortunately, it’s only available inside the Rigging Lab Academy Membership at this time. Don’t worry — the workshop will be back soon! To be among the first to know when we open the …
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Search and Rescue (SAR) professionals wear many hats during their careers. Logistics and protocol gobble up much of your training time while ground pounding and search grids often consume the lion’s share of SAR professional. However, the “technical rope rescue” side of things is always the elephant in the room; less than 10% of any …
As noted in other literature, the most overlooked challenge of setting up any AHD is controlling the vector forces or resultants. Now, we have a bunch of training videos through Rigging Lab Academy that talk about this in depth, but for this short snippet, I am simply making this a point of reference. And …
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I guess the question at hand is do we really understand our systems and what they are truly capable of? And with all the talk about catastrophic failures… what exactly is a catastrophic failure anyway? Under manufacturer’s specs, it isn’t the rope (good ropes don’t snap). When was the last time you saw a knot explode? The …
“Our strongest points are never far from our weakest links”. Is this really true? Whether individual or team, both are created to do amazing works. Teams are components of people, so there is no individual at all. So understanding and knowing how our lives are wrapped up with other people, is crucial. And since there is no …
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Everyone has a key to success right? Everyone seems to have “5 Steps To Somewhere”. I even see the 7 Pillars of [fill in the blank]… Oh wait, I did that one (sorry). So I thought what I’d do is give you three quick tech tips for your weekend. Use them and enjoy.
So on this wonderfully cold day in February, I sit and ponder the future. The normal pondering of mine look something like this: Futuristic Strategic Input Activation Maximizing
