Monthly Archive:: November 2015

Shock packs, load limiters, energy absorbers, tear-away lanyards are all terms which refer to a manufactured component that can be included in rope-based systems in order to limit the peak force applied to a falling body.  There

The International Technical Rescue Symposium was held in Portland, Oregon USA from 5-8 November 2015. Richard Delaney from RopeLab presented at this symposium and discussed some of the issues concerning technical rope rescue and the use of tripods. The links