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How To Calculate Mechanical Advantage with Petzl Gear

A mechanical advantage haul system reduces the effort required to raise a load. The mechanical advantage obtained is based on the pulley effect.   1. The Pulley Effect If we consider a load suspended on a rope, the rope passing through a pulley above the user, with the user’s hand holding the rope on the …

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CMC MPD ~ Two Rope Offset ~ TTRS

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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PETZL CARABINER HOW TO GUIDE: CHOOSING AND USING THE RIGHT CARABINER

Excerpts From Petzl Tech Tips When using equipment to belay or to maneuver, carabiners are a vital link in the safety chain. User safety often relies on a single carabiner. To avoid the risk of breaking or accidentally opening a carabiner, it is important to know how to choose and use them. Petzl designs carabiners …

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Choice of Petzl Carabiners for Hauling Systems and Pulley Attachment

Choice of carabiners for hauling systems and pulley attachment Key issues and risks For hauling, the highest efficiency is desired, which is obtained by choosing efficient pulleys, but also by ensuring that the devices are ideally aligned or positioned. Requirements and needs differ depending on the situations and the equipment to be connected; there may …

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Leading From Knowledge and Perception

Ice Breaker: The goal of “thinking beyond our thoughts” or metacognitive strategies is to help us become comfortable with developing strategy. Why is this so vitally important to us as humans, riggers, and rescuers? We as people, especially in today’s world, tend to take the easy way out and “believe” what we are told and this …

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PETZL MAESTRO features

The MAESTRO combines the abilities of a progress-capture pulley and a descender for effective hauling, releasing and lowering of the load. The AUTO-LOCK system locks the load automatically and returns the handle to the stop position.   Let’s start with a Petzl Maestro Overview! 1. Working principle The MAESTRO uses a pulley mounted on a …

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A Little Known Tool That Is Making Huge Headway… The Inside 9 Mechanical Advantage System

Over the last year or so I have been trying to up my rigging game with the main focus being “rigging light, rigging quick, rigging solid and rigging efficient”.  I will be the first to admit that all for all of this to happen at the same time it is a special day. I will …

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