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Time to meat Human Anchors A temporary human (meat) anchor is used in sports such as caving and canyoning, to get the first or all
Forces on an inclined plane and Tippy the tip truck How do you figure out the forces is a common question I get when teaching
Pulley system progression – is it worth it in practice? A pulley system progression is when you go from a small to a large mechanical advantage
Vlad to help – a replacement for the master carabiner Back in November 2018, I decided to purchase a Grivel Vlad and put it on
The perfect storm – keep an eye on your rigging We were on a canyoning trip recently when we were using a figure-8 abseil device as
Jigger Setup: Troubleshooting As we head around various rescue groups, we find many jiggers (aka a set of fours) rigged incorrectly or operating inefficiently. Despite
Progress capture testing for a jigger I was about to post an article about the jigger (aka a set of fours) – how to build
Lightweight systems – testing to the next level Once you start testing you is realise there is more testing to do. The testing aimed to
Lightweight rope rescue setup By drawing the systems we found that it defined what we need to take with us. Mainline rescue gear A rescue
The American Death Triangle in the real world Recently (Feb 2018) I wrote a blog on the forces involved in the American Death Triangle. I
Mechanical rescue belay for 10mm rope? Putting two belay devices with assisted braking through their paces We tested rescue belays (belay devices with assisted braking)
Deploying the rope for a big canyon pitch Using rethrow and out of the bag techniques Over the past few years, we have been descending
Have you ever been told never to use the American Death Triangle for 2-point anchor rigging as it has a pulley effect on the anchors
Ice Anchor Testing Fox Glacier Every year, Fox Glacier Guiding takes thousands of people onto the Fox Glacier. As part of their operation, they guide
Baseline testing for lightweight rope rescue Making sure we have sufficient safety factor for 10mm rope and 7mm cord This article is about getting some
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