Members: Light-Weight Rope Rescue Systems
It is time to reconsider our approach to Vertical Rescue (VR) equipment.
Many VR teams train at drive-up venues and use equipment similar to that shown in the following image.
However, back-country rescue teams normally have to carry equipment several kilometres through challenging environments before they actually start the rope part of the job.
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Richard Delaney
Richard Delaney has worked professionally with ropes since 1992 as a multi-pitch rock-climbing instructor, technical rescue instructor and rope access technician. Understanding and teaching the Physics of Rigging is a core passion of Richard’s, one based on his experience, and his prior professional life as a qualified engineer.
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