Mechanical Advantage Overview Mechanical Advantage is a measure of the force multiplication achieved by using a tool. In most cases, this involves using pulleys, but that isn’t always the case. The purpose is to show how we can achieve more work with less people AND that sometimes having more people can actually be dangerous. An […]
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CMC MPD ~ Two Rope Offset ~ TTRS The MPD allows you to go from lowering to raising without changing hardware. More than nine years of research and development went into the patented Multi-Purpose Device (MPD), which features major innovations in advanced technical hardware for rope rescue professionals. The MPD’s high-efficiency pulley, with an integral
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Multipoint Anchors Building an anchor system requires much practice and experience. In the end, simplicity and complexity are competency issues. Competency takes time to build and this doesn’t come without an investment of focus and purpose. Building an anchor system requires much practice and experience. When dealing with structures, chose anchor points that are part
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This is a really quick look at one of the many ways a tracking skate-block can be built and run. We often hear of folks looking for a easy way to get people from “top to bottom” without having to deal with the headaches of “the math”. And so while you’ll never be able to
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I’ve had a lot of bad ideas so I get pretty excited when I have a good one. The Crackerjack Group recently held a “flyer” of a class we dubbed The Dirtbag Clinic.. and it worked. The idea came about because we had some friends in town for the Mountain Rescue Association Conference and they
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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
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Before any rope zealot goes over the edge, before even the first anchor is set, the most important step of any rigging job must be taken: The scene size up, or job hazard analysis, depending on your industry. Much has been written and recited regarding the art of the size up, so rather than rehash,
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As Torrey and I travel around the country filming and managing a very large amount of footage, it has become very apparent to me that one product has become, what I would call… an “emerging product”. While in days past, the AZTEK was (and still is to some degree) the work horse for rigging systems…
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The 5 Day Advance Live Workshop Technical Assessment Technical Rescue Assessment: This questionnaire provides you with an opportunity to evaluate your skills and comfort with technical rope rescue. There are no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answers and no ‘good’ or ‘bad’ choices. If the space in a ‘Comments’ section is not sufficient, please continue on a
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