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Rescue Knife
There is often discussion about the relative merits of carrying a knife on your harness. The reasons normally centre around freeing a “stuck” abseiler. The proposed use of the knife is either by the stuck abseiler or by
Prusik Self Belays
In mid-2015, an interesting rescue was undertaken in which a climber became stranded mid-descent with a prusik self-belay. Many of us have used and taught these systems, however this scenario was unusual and presents us with an excellent
Scientific Process
Recently, RopeLab was approached by a student asking for help in carrying out some tests for his year 10 school science project. Tim had a good idea and we agreed to help. Watching his process and reading