The “Inside 9” gives a 9:1 mechanical advantage and no person is needed to tend the CMC MPD and the Petzl I’D functioning as the progress capture for the raising system and thus provide an easy transfer back to a lowering system. Other product included in video footage: Sterling 7/16 HTP HTP (hyper-tenacity polyester) is […]
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In this video, we have added a “Ganged On Haul” pulley system to the main line… the system added is the AZTEK Elite Set of Fours pulley system. Also added to the main line system is the CMC MPD. and the Petzl I’d. Transferring from lower to raise or raise to lower is really simple.
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When we created Rigging Lab Academy, we had a few things in mind before we stepped foot into the world if online video training for rope rescue and rigging athletes. Five of them are listed here. 1) Our brain craves EASE & ORDER It will always choose the easy route. It hates complexity. It will
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Thank you so much for hanging out with me today. We hope you have enjoined our featured presentation…. sounds like the movies right? Anyway, there is a lot of talk as to what are the most important ingredients in making a dual trackline highline. In Pat Rhodes’, Horizontal Systems, he include 3 major divisions… Taglines Dynamic
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So what exactly is “cross pollination”? Well… glad you asked. Most understand this term through botany channels and while this is true, it is also true that cross pollination is “a sharing or interchange of knowledge, ideas, etc.” and it is through this that I want to make a statement. “Without cross pollination, civilization as
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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.
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So having just come back from a much-needed rest, the island of Kauai opened my eyes to a great many things. Perspective is where your mind, heart, spirit and presence are when collected together. Here are three points I’d like to share with you on the topic.
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We have all walked into a closet bursting at the seams where at first glance, looks like a museum of natural history. Almost everything in there has evidence of a past life, but very little in the way of recent use. I would gather that most (of our friend’s) gear cache look and appear the same
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I have an idea of what you might be thinking… What? Another 3 Step process for something? It is true though. I was in the editing studio doing some work for an upcoming rigging project and I saw this image. Many of you have seen this image as well. It is from our Conversations In
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Any incident that occurs when working at height can worsen if the worker, now injured, is not quickly lowered to the ground or to a sheltered area that is easy for emergency responders to reach.
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