Today, we are at Deschutes Brewery in Bend Oregon. The scenario is an industrial rescue and access context and we are needing to perform rope access work over the railing on an industrial cat-walk. Anchor considerations are the prime focus at this point and truly, any “roped” activity. We have looked at top rope scenarios …
Industrial Rope Access Anchor Considerations Part 1 Read More »
In this system, a Mirrored Skate Block, there are two independent anchor straps from two separate parts of the vehicle. We have not equalized tension between the anchors to allow for proper readings from the ENforcer to record the peak force being exerted on the skate block. Moving past the ENforcer, is the V-Anchor system, …
Configuration of the Bottom Anchor for the Mirrored Skate Block Read More »
This Video Series is Sponsored by Anchoring underpins all of our rope based activities and each of these will have varying requirements overlaid with restrictions dictated by the site. The V-Anchor is a simple a versatile approach to anchoring which can be readily applied to a range of roping contexts: abseiling, rappelling, top-rope top-belay climbing, …
This Video Series is Sponsored by Part of the V-Anchor Series V-Anchors Anchoring underpins all of our rope based activities and each of these will have varying requirements overlaid with restrictions dictated by the site. The V-Anchor is a simple a versatile approach to anchoring which can be readily applied to a range of roping …
This Video Series is Sponsored by Anchoring underpins all of our rope based activities and each of these will have varying requirements overlaid with restrictions dictated by the site. The V-Anchor is a simple a versatile approach to anchoring which can be readily applied to a range of roping contexts: abseiling, rappelling, top-rope top-belay climbing, …
V Anchor System for Mirrored and Twin Tension Systems Read More »
This Video Series is Sponsored by Friction is something I’ve known a bit about for a long time however I have only come to understand its application to rope based activities recently. In rock-climbing rope friction can be a friend and a foe. All of our belays function because of friction. We can hold falls …
V Anchor System: Friction Top Rope Top Belay, Climber Rescue GriGri Read More »
This Video Series is Sponsored by Friction is something I’ve known a bit about for a long time however I have only come to understand its application to rope based activities recently. In rock-climbing rope friction can be a friend and a foe. All of our belays function because of friction. We can hold falls …
V Anchor System: Friction Top Rope Top Belay, Climber Rescue Tubular Belay Device Read More »
This Video Series is Sponsored by With light weight technical rescue there are many options for managing friction but not all are appropriate for remote, small team operations. It should be possible to simplify systems if we get back to basics and consider the true purpose of high directionals: namely to manage edge friction. Too …
Managing Edge Friction With An Artificial High Directional Read More »
