tripods Archive
The quiz on Tripods and Resultant Forces has had approximately 1,250 completions with an average result of 48.76%. Below are the statistics for each question. They reveal some interesting trends. You need to be logged in to
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 and the use of tripods. The links
Rescue tripods ‘falling over’. Natural, improvised, and purpose built high directionals are used to manage loads over edges and through openings. They can make otherwise impossible tasks possible. There are now many proprietary solutions with almost limitless configurations that are
We are seeing an interesting collision of techniques: Standard triangular pyramid tripods used for confined space rescue, Asymmetrical multi-pods used for technical rope rescue and rope access, and Powered winches. Confined space operators have long been using