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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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LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR NEW RANGE OF I’D SELF-BRAKING DESCENDERS

Easy to use, self-braking descenders adapt to any situation encountered during work at height, rope access work, or technical rescue: descending, work positioning, short rope ascents, belaying with climbing techniques. Easy to use AUTO-LOCK system The AUTO-LOCK system allows users to easily position themselves at a workstation without having to manipulate the handle or tie

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A Confined Space Rig: Anchors, Pulleys And The Haul Field in Rope Rigging Systems

Let’s continue with our pulley discussion. We have here a confined space rig, what I like to call it. It’s unique in that we have a tripod, and anybody who’s been around these things know they’re susceptible to tipping over, so it’s important, if you’re going to do something like this, that you have equal forces

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Drop loop haul on the Petzl I’D for urgent rescue, with Petzl ASAP

In certain cases of extreme urgency requiring a very rapid response, the rescuer can access the victim by descending on one rope. Once the emergency has been addressed, upward evacuation can be secured with two strands of rope.   WARNING: before using this technique, make sure to minimize the risk of rub points or rockfall

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NEW “PRODUCT EXPERIENCE”, A COMPILATION OF TECHNIQUES FOR USING THE I’D

At Rescue Response Gear, we are committed to the Experience…the knowledge or mastery of an event or subject gained through involvement in or exposure to it.  This year will be the unveiling of The Ibex.  Red Ibex Solutions, will include Rescue Response Gear, The Rigging Lab and our amazing film crew of Raven Media.  Admittedly,

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