pull tests Archive
In 2015, RopeLab conducted some tests on Sterling rope’s 5.9mm PowerCord. I was interested in its use in anchoring and guying systems and wanted to see how it performed when knotted. The tests results are published in
We have had a good selection of 8mm nylon accessory cord for decades however these cords have never been seriously considered to be ‘ropes’ for technical rescue because they have had serious limitations in strength and abrasion
We often build anchor systems by linking multiple anchor points. There are many ways to do this, however one common technique involves clipping a long sling to each point and then combining each bight with a big
O Descensor Freio 8 tem sido usado por mais de 50 anos e a maioria dos fabricantes de hardware fabricam pelo menos uma forma deste dispositivo. Com uma longa história e a simplicidade do dispositivo significa que
In many scenarios, when confronted with a steel hand rail it may be tempting to use it as a lanyard attachment point. Many people pass the lanyard with their connector around the structure and simply clip it back
