Em meados de 2015, um interessante resgate foi realizado na qual um alpinista ficou preso no meio da descida de um rapel autosseguro com prusik. Muitos têm usado e ensinam
Nov 2, 2016
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Members: Rope Abrasion Testing
There is no standardised test for rope abrasion so a method was devised at RopeLab to attempt to compare ropes. It must be stated clearly that it would be very
Oct 2, 2016
The Awesome Alpine Butterfly
Last month I mentioned that the Alpine Butterfly was one of my four “must know” knots here. In fact, it is second on my list. Here, I’d like to give
Oct 1, 2016
Members: Matching Tension with Mirrored Systems
My good friend, Pat Rhodes, has long been asking big questions about the differences in tension between the two strands of mirrored rope rescue lowering systems. Pat’s classes often include
Aug 17, 2016
The Fabulous Figure-of-8 Knot
In my mind, the humble Figure-of-8 knot ranks at the top of the list. In order, my top four are: Figure-of-8 Knot Alpine Butterfly Knot Munter/Italian Hitch Prusik Hitch There
Aug 17, 2016