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
The Bunny Ears knot is popular for applications where a rope needs to be attached to two anchor points. It is a subtle variation of the Figure-of-8-on-the-bight and provides two
This article explores the basic physics concept of a lever. This concept is then used to calculate mechanical advantage in roped systems. Levers Most people will be familiar with the concept of
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