Practical Rigging

[Rod]

i have that book its good especialy handy for the weight tables in the back

its a good idea to look up how big a section you should be rigging (at least once)

[Mark Bolam]

Needless to say I will buy a copy. Thanks fellas. (I'm not sexist. Linda, is fella offensive to lasses and that? I am quite old fashioned and from Northumberland.) PM me if I am being thick.

[Rod]

thats some chat up line:001_tt1:

[Linda]

Needless to say I will buy a copy. Thanks fellas. (I'm not sexist. Linda, is fella offensive to lasses and that? I am quite old fashioned and from Northumberland.) PM me if I am being thick.

 

You're okay Mark. Funny that you said "lasses and that"... what are "and that"??!!

[sse arb]

there is a lot to be said for modern rigging techniques but equally a little knowledge is a dangerous thing and rigging is only as good as the grounds man the climber may be good but the system fails because of the lack of knowledge of the groundie all staff must be trained equally to make good safe use of all the different rigging and speedlining techniques

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

WELL SAID! nothing maore scary than doing a big removal with groudie that doesn't know jack.

[Mark Bolam]

I bought the book and it's top notch.

 

Totally agree about groundies - I rely on mine massively and don't agree with employing job seeker types just 'cos they are cheap. Could be the last mistake you make.

 

It is a bit worrying that one of the co-authors was killed when a takedown went wrong!

[jamesw]

its one of those books i have read from cover to cover, and it has helped me in my work no end! plus a good read on the toilet:001_tt1: sorry if thats to much info:blushing:

[jamesw]

sorry also nothing worse than a dreamy or incompetent person on the floor:scared1: a good person on the ground with a grasp of what the climber is doing or wants to achieve is esential when doing any rigging

[coolie]

there is a lot to be said for modern rigging techniques but equally a little knowledge is a dangerous thing and rigging is only as good as the grounds man the climber may be good but the system fails because of the lack of knowledge of the groundie all staff must be trained equally to make good safe use of all the different rigging and speedlining techniques

I gave my dvds to my offsider and groundies to take home and study. I told them to watch them at least 3 times each until they are familiar with the content and I also take the book to work for reference, so yeah its been good value.