Viable rescue technique?

[MOG]

Maybe the best way if to try it no? just get a mate and then start going up his line, also time it aswell and see what different ways they are. e.g climbing his line, going up access line, starting from the ground.

 

this will give you the best idea, i think yeah sweet going up his line is rescue situation obviously it would work in all situations but as long as you do your own risk assement of the tree/anchor point.but it would pull him/her up to there anchor point, no biggy in my eyes.

 

i agree with drew access lines are the way forward, or climbing on floating anchor points so you can be lowered from the ground, unless u got ya landyard on.

[Bolt]

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

 

HSE's requirement is that there must be someone immediately able competent and equipped to undertake a rescue without delay.

 

You therefore should be equipped with a 'rescue' rope that is long enough to get a casulty to the ground in a one'r, without having a re-anchour part way down. You rope should be at least twice the 'working height' of the tree.

 

As a climber, you perhaps could be on a shorter rope (if this is your preference), or you may have redirected yourself through a fork to reach branch tips, or you may have fallen throught a fork whist busy injuring yourself.

 

Ether way, in my opinion, a climbers line may not be long enough to reach the ground from any anchour point.

 

This is why aerial rescue training and assessment covers transfering the victim onto the rescuers rope.