Team-Based Pickoff Rescue For a team-based pickoff rescue, the mechanical advantage (MA) system is rigged at the top by the team. A ganged-on system is often needed to raise the load effectively. Once the victim has been freed from their system, the team-based MA is used to lower the victim onto the pickoff strap, allowing […]
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Pickoff Overview This pickoff rescue overview involves rescuing a climber, hiker, or subject from various angles and terrains, particularly on less-than-vertical slopes. While these environments may appear less hazardous than high-angle rescues, they often pose unique challenges and risks. Statistically, more injuries and fatalities occur on low- to mid-angle slopes, and these rescues often require
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Friction in Climber Rescue Mechanical advantage systems are a cornerstone of climbing and rescue rigging, providing the means to move loads with less effort—or so we’ve traditionally thought. Richard Delaney of Rope Lab, in collaboration with the Rigging Lab Academy, explores how friction can undermine the effectiveness of a well-known mechanical advantage system, revealing hard
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