Tom Pendley explains the benefits and drawbacks of two tension rope systems as an alternative. ... Reed. A Young Person’s Guide to Two-Tensioned Rope Systems. Technical Rescue, Issue 63, pg. 28 ...

When in the pursuit of allocating new gear and changing your rope rescue systems, ensure that you have adopted standards that are congruent with the work that you do (e.g., NFPA, American National ...

Prior to sending your rope across, make sure you survey the area and choose the best placement for your systems (i.e. anchor, mechanical advantage system (MAS), highline). We’re going to utilize ...

So, because the rescuer was using a 200′ rope, he had to carefully descend the last 30 feet without a rope in Class 3 terrain. The seriously injured patient was extricated and placed on a ...

Lankhorst Ropes is enabling tug crews to receive ‘live’ feedback on the loads experienced by their towing lines using its Sureline real-time rope tension monitoring system. Tug crews can now ...

A common issue with wire rope on a winch drum is incorrect tension, especially on the bottom layer of multiple layer drums. It is well known in the lifting industry that Lebus makes spooling systems ...