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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
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
Rigging Myths and other things rope NZOIA Symposium Paper, Tihoi, October, 2014, by Grant Prattley. At the NZOIA conference at Tihoi we had a bunch
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
Systems Analysis: When does 1=4.5 Updated and revised by Grant Prattley, OTE Rescue 2014.Based on original work by SARINZ Trust 2010.Article for Tomo Times, NZ
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
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
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
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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