SRT base anchors and rescue anchors

[WorcsWuss]

So it's not me at all then!!!

 

Ok it's not a dig but if its not setup right then why post it? Ok from an experienced view you can obviously see its not right but what if to the untrained eye someone had copied that thinking its ok to use then suddenly realising after they need rescuing it won't even work? Just an observation and not having ago mate

 

 

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A valid point and worth noting...

It was unfortunately the only photo I had....

That said, it would work like this, but you'd soon find you'd need to throw the rope bag over the other side of the line to get it to run freely....

[Tony Knight]

After seeing many differing variants of basil anchors capable of lowering a climber I am starting to forming the opinion that the investment in a rig could be the easiest and least complicated to both set up and train multi people of varying capacities in.... Just a thought.

 

 

Tony

[Ewan Murray]

The id has an anti panic feature which the rig does not have, I think that is handy in a rescue situation.

[Tony Knight]

The id has an anti panic feature which the rig does not have, I think that is handy in a rescue situation.

 

Cheers,

 

 

Tony

[Dan Curtis]

The id has an anti panic feature which the rig does not have, I think that is handy in a rescue situation.

 

I'd agree with that. Much better for inexperienced or panicked rescuers

[explorer arb]

the ID is very quick to give or take extra length from/to the climber as it takes about 1.5 seconds to flip the rope out if he's stropped on or to pay some out/in if not, it is expensive & the weight can add to the flop effect if you don't set it very well.

[Sean.S]

I usually set up basically the same system as demonstrated in the Treestuff video - except for the rescue "kit" is just my second climbing rope already in a grigri. As just mentioned - I don't like the 'no panic' feature of the F8. Although this means the rescuer has to be at the anchor to tend the grigri, fact is if I'm hurt enough that I can't lower myself to the ground I don't care how I hit the ground when I'm being lowered (inverted, with the rope running round my leg, etc), as long as I get there ready for the ambulance it's all good.

 

 

It's just as quick to set up the base anchor system with that already in it as it is to set up a base anchor without (well, pretty much!)

 

I have a spare short prussic with a spring gate revolver to attach above the grigri to feed the tail through to create a hauling system in case I need lifting.

 

 

Only time I've ever seen a rescue scenario in which the casualty was "okay" but couldn't lower themselves down was on a pole. His back locked out and he couldn't step up or down and had to be rescued (lifted) using a false crotch.

[BenR]

Pretty rare that I will ever use this unless climbing with beginners, but here is a rescue anchor that passes the whistle test and the flop test.

 

In reality I normally just tie a running bowline with circus bowline above it if I base anchor:confused1:

[Ewan Murray]

Are you wearing crocs.....

[Ewan Murray]

Cant beat the mini porty