Canyoning
Deploying the rope for a big canyon pitch
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
28/02/2018
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Rope Rescue
Setting up your Prusiks for Lightweight Rescue
Setting up your Prusiks for Lightweight Rescue This article will go over setting up 8mm Prusiks (with flexible cord) for 10mm rescue rope. These are
21/02/2018
Abseiling
The American Death Triangle and driving on the wrong side of the road
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
11/02/2018
Guiding
Ice Anchor Testing Fox Glacier
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
30/01/2018
Rope Rescue
Baseline testing for lightweight rope rescue
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
23/01/2018
Rope Rescue
Let’s lighten the load
Let’s lighten the load After a particularly arduous 24hrs underground and 1000m of hauling on a deep cave SAREX(Search And Rescue EXercise) we started our
16/01/2018
Abseiling
Double Fisherman’s vs Overhand Rethread
Double fisherman’s vs. overhand rethread Tying Prusik loops with a bend for your Prusik Minding Pulley For tying Prusik loops I have always used the
20/10/2017
Abseiling
Sheet Bend vs Bowline Knot
A knot that drives you around the bend! On a cave excursion through Bulmer cave system (New Zealand) I noticed, on two occasions, a single
05/10/2017
Lightweight Rescue
Build a 9:1 pulley system with a Jigger
Build a 9:1 pulley system with a Jigger Something I am always looking to do is find new ways to make gear more useful. For
28/02/2017
Canyoning
Rig a big canyon pitch
Rig a big canyon pitch Over the past few years, we have been descending some bigger canyon pitches. By this I mean the pitch is longer
13/12/2016
Anchors
When anchor acronyms go bad
When anchor acronyms go bad There are a lot of anchor acronyms out there in the rigging, rope and rescue world. A few examples include:
08/12/2016
Abseiling
Get more friction with a double Munter
Get more friction with a double Munter A number of organisations (e.g.ski patrols and glacier guiding) use a 6mm Spectra or Dyneema line for escape
05/12/2016
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