Viable rescue technique?

[Frank]

If someone had chopped their arm up bad and was literally pouring with blood, the very last thing I would want to be doing would be ascending directly underneath them up their own blood covered rope with claret dripping on my face and in my eyes as I look upwards.

 

Nice idea but no thanks. Haha

[ukminch]

I don't generally install a rescue line but we did a reduction of a huge hungarian oak the other day and we did. I normally look at a tree and think that I can be up there fairly quickly (with spikes if necessary) but this one was a long hard climb so we set up a single line and had jumars ready to rock if necessary.

 

Its always worth thinking about IMO normally the rescue gear is in the van, on jobs where the van is a bit further away it's worth having the kit near the tree just in case. Also worth considering if the climber can cut themselves loose lowering them as you would a piece of timber being rigged down, having said that if they can do that they can probably lower themselves.

 

Also if you don't do a full risk assesment at least make sure everyone on site knows where you are in case you do need to dial 999.

 

R

[chris cnc]

If someone had chopped their arm up bad and was literally pouring with blood, the very last thing I would want to be doing would be ascending directly underneath them up their own blood covered rope with claret dripping on my face and in my eyes as I look upwards.

 

Nice idea but no thanks. Haha

 

good point!

 

well that was nice while it lasted.

[Frank]

I don't generally install a rescue line but we did a reduction of a huge hungarian oak the other day and we did. I normally look at a tree and think that I can be up there fairly quickly (with spikes if necessary) but this one was a long hard climb so we set up a single line and had jumars ready to rock if necessary.

 

Its always worth thinking about IMO normally the rescue gear is in the van, on jobs where the van is a bit further away it's worth having the kit near the tree just in case. Also worth considering if the climber can cut themselves loose lowering them as you would a piece of timber being rigged down, having said that if they can do that they can probably lower themselves.

 

Also if you don't do a full risk assesment at least make sure everyone on site knows where you are in case you do need to dial 999.

 

R

that's all well and good but it doesn't answer the question. Or indeed have anything to do with it.

[DrewB]

Personally I think having an installed access line solves all problems. I'm trying to get used to having one in every tree I do now- normally all that involves is leaving my srt line inplace and workin off a seperate working line.

[Bolt]

.........................................and, (after braving the blood, and getting over the problem of having weights on each side of the rope equalling out) what happens when you are 3/4 of the way down and you notice you are at the end of the rope?

 

:-)

[ukminch]

that's all well and good but it doesn't answer the question. Or indeed have anything to do with it.

 

I agree blue definitely looks better than the red.............

[chris cnc]

.........................................and, (after braving the blood, and getting over the problem of having weights on each side of the rope equalling out) what happens when you are 3/4 of the way down and you notice you are at the end of the rope?

 

:-)

 

you wouldn't reach the end of your rope any quicker using this technique, than you would using any other technique.... would you?

 

why is that a particular hazard in this rescue method?

 

 

i agree that my idea was crap though

[BenR]

you wouldn't reach the end of your rope any quicker using this technique, than you would using any other technique.... would you?

 

why is that a particular hazard in this rescue method?

 

 

i agree that my idea was crap though

 

Couldnt you hyperthetically just take the loose end up tied on your harness. If the bight of rope touches the floor when you get to the climber you have enough rope to get back down??

[chris cnc]

Couldnt you hyperthetically just take the loose end up tied on your harness. If the bight of rope touches the floor when you get to the climber you have enough rope to get back down??

 

yeah, and if it doesnt reach the ground, you could re-anchor lower down, with the injured person clipped in to your harness... maybe.

 

besides, this is all hypothetical because any person working in a tree should always have enough rope to be able to reach the ground in one quick descent...

 

right?