Creativity is not a mystery. We are meant and created to be… creative. But just like every tool in the shop, or every piece of gear in the cache, we all have varying degrees of talents and skills. Creativity is not a rare insight, that only rare and odd people have. No! Creativity is a …
Want to be a Creative Rigger?: The 8 Stages to Live in Creativity 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 …
Everyone has seen crazy heroics in movies right? Yet, most (strangely enough) don’t ask ” how is that actually done”? We know that often, movies use CG to do a lot of the work right? Well, not all of it. Much of the work done with movies like 127 Hours, or Vertical Limit, K2, Eiger …
I am pretty excited about the future of our community. Folks are talking more about what is important and designers, builders, techies, manufacturers, and instructors are all listening to each other… for the most part. 🙂 We are surrounded by amazing people. I have long desired to have a playground to build and adventure into things …
You Will Never Look at Small Gear Small Team Rescue the Same Again Read More »
You know how excruciatingly hard it is to negotiate any sort of edge without some sort of “blood bath”. You have given your life and soul to a purpose… to save lives and mitigate the challenges that would put you in the same sort of predicament your patient is in. An “edge” is going from …
Concepts in Thought: The Direction is Up and Off! Read More »
Hey all, as I have been going through our plans for the coming 5 months (the rest of 2018), I noticed there have been “windows of thought” where the layout of courses, technical content, equipment reviews and generally the flow of information (from the field) could use some improving and this got me thinking about …
90+10 Does Not Equal a 100% Solution: Treat It All as an Adventure Read More »
We have been saying for years… “it doesn’t take 6 people to do a rescue”. Really! Two strong, smart and logical riggers (certainly no more than three) can do a raise and lower from just about any place. I think over the years, a near sided perspective and a lack of vision has kept thousands …
Winch Power, Artificial High Directionals and Human Curiosity Read More »
I want to say this at the outset… I will be discussing the following information in light of a “structured business”. I will be operating under the assumptions that everyone wants a profitable ROI (return on your investment). Doesn’t matter whether you are fire service, search and rescue, work at height, youth and team building …
Critical Thinking is the Best Method to “CYA” in Rescue Anybody who has been involved with rope rescue for any length of time has certainly heard something to the effect of, “We can’t do __ because NFPA says so”. Or perhaps in reference to using a particular piece of equipment a certain way, “The user …
Critical Thinking… The Best Method to “CYA” in Rescue Read More »
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 …
Culture vs New Opportunity… Locks and Keys Must Always Match Read More »
