Aerial Rescue Law

[telhol]

I think thats the best way and quickest to spike up and attact climber to a descender. 5mins etc totally dependant on size of tree and conditions.

 

Adding another line just adds more to think about in the tree which can cause accidents through having to much to think about and not concentrating.

 

Another equally good way is spike up attach your own rope then attach injured guy to your harness and lower the both of you.

[Arborist]

It will take a couple of minites to put your spikes on telho, i think a rescue line is a good idear but remember to think things through and practice say once every 6 months when you have had your kit inspected. Main thing is the injured climber needs to be rescued quickley but without injuring your self as well in the process.

[telhol]

Yeah true i guess all you can do is make sure if the situation ever comes up your prepared and have the necissary kit on site.

[Sciadopitys]

The other day someone shouted out a scenario at work! Someone is footlocking a double line, and he (or she!) gets stung by bees or hornets (or simply passes out in the heat or cos they are diabetic) so the person is unconcious hanging on their klemheist on a double line! How do ya rescue em? They are hanging in mid air with no branches around them!

 

I'll tell you what we came up with later and compare it to what you guys throw out there!!! I look forward to hearing what you come up with! We had several hours discussion and a full afternoon practicing!

 

Ed

[Peter]

To rescue someone off their footlocking line, footlock up to them, attach a floating anchor above their klemheist, set up your figure 8 ready to descend. Use a long sling, through the floating anchor, attach one end to the casualty's harness, and stand in the other end to lift them off their klemheist. Attach the casualty to your harness, disconnect their footlock strop, and descend on your 8 backed up with klemheist as normal.

Of course, that only works if the wasps/hornets have left the scene.

Another thing worthy of note in this scenario is the possibility of suspension trauma.

[DrewB]

Foot lock up to the rescued climbers klemheist and insert fig8 onto double rope. insert your lanyard through fig8 and attach to rescued climber and other end to yourself(if climbers are not comparable weights then a clove hitch in fig8 will be needed. attach small klemheist above fig8and attach to yourself(this is your backup.)cut rescued climbers footlock strop(they are now attached with you to fig8).and descend on fig8 with both people tied together.-after looking at photos below it seems i described it a bit wrong!

Ive got pics doing exactly this scenario but unsure how to resize from 12megapixel.ideas?

[Steve Bullman]

good pics thanks drew

[DrewB]

All pics courtesy of beddes tree climbing course. hope he doesnt mind the photos being shared.

[Peter]

That looks very cool. Gotta have a go at that!

[David Humphries]

Nothing like resurecting old threads

 

 

 

We try and implement aerial rescue training at work once every three or so months.

 

It doesn't always happen, but mostly it does.

 

With the ever changing techniques coming in and out, it seems prudent to try and utilise a given system & then either run with it or move back or forward on to something else depending on observations & discussion.

 

 

We generally install an Srt as initial access these days & then leave it in place for the second climber to use for AR access

 

Although the potential for rescue is pretty much never the same, we tend to use the same situation in training to use as a control to measure it (time & efficiency wise) against previous attempts.

 

Today, using the pre-installed srt, a knut, rope wrench, double ascender, pantin, (rescuer climbing above casualty & attaching with 2 points of contact) & both casualty & rescuer lowered from the ground, the rescue took just over 12 minutes.

 

Too long perhaps? but was a first time with this set up.

 

Will be interesting to see how long it takes next time..........

 

 

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