Website https://www.thecrackerjackgroup.com/ Email info@thecrackerjackgroup.com Craig McClure Rigging Lab Academy Instructor | Craig McClure Of The Crackerjack Group Craig is a 14+ year Search and Rescue veteran in the Pacific Northwest and is the founder of The Crackerjack Group. Craig is a founding member and instructor with the International Technical Rescue Association. He’s currently a SAR …
“IF THERE’S A LOT OF GOOD PLANNING AHEAD OF TIME, YOU’RE REALLY ABLE TO EMBRACE THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE, AS OPPOSED TO HAVING A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND NOT KNOWING WHAT YOU’RE DOING.” Jimmy Chin I would like to impart several lessons about managing a practice rigging exercise (session) that are applicable to all riggers. By …
Obviously anchoring as a concept is a huge topic. The variations in any given anchoring course can range wildly depending on the vision, scope, knowledge and imagination a give team or person has. Here is what a typical anchoring course would look like. I have rounded them out to 10 topics. Anchor Points Selection and …
Question: Two or More Vectors Added Together = Applied Force = Resultant I think we all want the best. We want a stellar life. But when you get past things like Marriage? Kids? Friends? You might think of cars, houses and jobs… then what? If we are honest with ourselves, we are struggling with at …
I’ve known Craig for many years now and felt super comfortable in having him lead our workshops over the last six months. During this time, we pooled some ideas together and wondered what a mega-course might look like. Knowing the work and resources it took to finish and produce our amazingly successful 5 Day Advance …
Getting To Know Project Director and Partner Craig McClure of The Crackerjack Group Read More »
With the new launch of Confined Space Rescue: Awareness, Operations and Technician, we felt it important to get some introduction going. Below is a little bio of Team Ronin. However, check out the recent series of four interviews with Mark Pfeifer, CEO and Co-Founder of Ronin Rescue. Ronin’s philosophy is “our client’s concerns are our …
We help leaders transform their rope rescue program through our Masters Roadmap Success Path Vision-Strategy-Engagement-Continuity A Success Path For The Future Join the Academy Watch video A Lack of vision and planning has a cost: Motivation ~ Engagement ~ Confidence Safety within the Training Environment Wasted Budget and Resources An understandable success path significantly increases …
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… …
The Petzl Jag System Has Become A Go To Tool For At Height Workers and Rescuers Read More »
Last night our friends at Ronin Rescue posted this photo taken at GRIMP NA. There have been guarded rumors and reported sightings of the new CMC Clutch by Harken but everyone was really tight lipped.. and well, there still isn’t a lot of info. What rumors? It’s going to completely replace the 11mm MPD! It’ll …
Game changer or not? The CMC/Harken Clutch is real! Read More »
Hey all, I wanted to give a quick run down of some niche comparisons. Most pulley manufactures today make amazing gear. When I say most, I mean those within the centric conformity of standards, safety and accountability. We’ll be looking at CMC, Rock Exotica, and Petzl … and then, only a niched down subset of …
