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Anchors
Grant Prattley

3-point anchor testing

3-Point Anchor Testing Updated and revised by Grant Prattley, OTE Rescue 2014. Based on original work by SARINZ Trust 2005. We started to research 3-point

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Anchors
Grant Prattley

Snow Anchor Placement

Snow Anchor Placement A few pages exerted from the Rope Rescue & Rigging Field Guide. A quick overview of snow anchor section and placement options with

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Risk management
Grant Prattley

Knots Safety Check

Knots Safety Check How to undertake a knots safety check before use A knots safety check is a really important step in your rope work just

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Testing
Grant Prattley

Soil Anchor Report

Soil Anchor Report A report by Chris Gallagher, Field Equipment Officer, Australian Antarctic Division, March 2011. This report presents methods, discussion and recommendations in relation

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Testing
Grant Prattley

Rope Grab Test Report

Rope Grab Test Report Grant Prattley, Lindsay Main and Andrew Welsh, New Zealand Land Search and Rescue, February 2001. Many rope grab devices are used by the rescue technician

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Testing
Grant Prattley

Snow Anchor Report

Snow Anchor Report Snow anchor testing for a variety of common anchors A report by Don Bogie, 2005. The strength of snow anchors is dependent on

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Pulley Systems 101
Pulley Systems
Grant Prattley

Pulley Systems 101

An introduction to Pulley Systems: Pulley system setup Types of pulley systems – Simple, Compound and Complex Mechanical advantage – for simple systems Pulley progression

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