Pre installed lines in case of emergency

[David Humphries]

The awesome power & giving nature, of the "Talk" that is "Arb" !

 

 

 

Well done fellas :thumbup1:

 

 

 

 

 

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[Jamie M]

Done, what are the more advanced techniques that you mention?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

The awesome power & giving nature, of the "Talk" that is "Arb" !

 

 

 

Well done fellas :thumbup1:.

 

Agreed...

 

kinda does my nut really how SOME in the industry can disrespect the forum AND its members:thumbdown:

 

Still I guess it just proves them "some" dont know what they are talking about!

[skyhuck]

Done.

[scottythepinetree]

Done. One of those things I rarely do but know it makes sense. Would love to read what you come up with.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Done. One of those things I rarely do but know it makes sense. Would love to read what you come up with.

 

I dont put one in often but most situations dont warrant it.

 

I use a bisic rule of thumb that revolves around a first thought (how quick could I rescue a man up THAT tree) if its a tricky climb and or a big tree I will set up a system that will reflect the complexity of entering it to effect a respectable rescue.

 

I always try to think not only of myself as the "victim" but of the team as the ones who would be left feeling they could have should have done more. I know what I do for a living and the risks involved, thats my choice but imagine what it must be like for team members in a death scenario, they have to live with the memory, and any guilt from the could have done this better is something I wouldnt wish on my team.

 

it isnt hard to set up a second line is it:thumbup:

[nuttap2000]

A lot of the reason why i am looking st it is because of working abroad where a lot of trees warranted SRT and that line stayed in during tree work but a lot in this country is probably ladder work which I understand but I am going to try and look at how long it would take to put in a second line not just the difference in rescue time and also number of times a changeover is required as when in an emergency under pressure the chance of making mistakes is increased and th climber conducting the rescue may be at a higher risk too. HR monitors will be used during the climbs in the experiments to see which techniques cause more stress to climbers. I am hoping a lot of information can come from this whole experiment and it will hopefully benefit everyone in the end

[Danavan]

Completed, look fwd to reading some info on the info gathered:thumbup:

[scottythepinetree]

I dont put one in often but most situations dont warrant it.

 

I use a bisic rule of thumb that revolves around a first thought (how quick could I rescue a man up THAT tree) if its a tricky climb and or a big tree I will set up a system that will reflect the complexity of entering it to effect a respectable rescue.

 

I always try to think not only of myself as the "victim" but of the team as the ones who would be left feeling they could have should have done more. I know what I do for a living and the risks involved, thats my choice but imagine what it must be like for team members in a death scenario, they have to live with the memory, and any guilt from the could have done this better is something I wouldnt wish on my team.

 

it isnt hard to set up a second line is it:thumbup:

 

A lot of the lads on our team are newly qualified climbers (or it could seem that way as I'm starting to get on a bit) but there aren't any I'd like to have to rely on to get me down in a hurry if needed, even on relatively small trees. However, most of our work is utility at the moment, which is a lot of up, cut a few branches quickly, down, and on to the next one. In an ideal world a rescue line should be in place for every tree, but just isn't practicable. I do always make sure there's a second kit near the tree and on particularly large or tricky trees I sometimes haul a second line up when setting my anchor. Something I should probably make a point of paying more attention to in future.