Equipment used in Rope Rescue Techniques
Rope Rescue: Rescue in high-angle and steep slope environments where the use of rope and related equipment is necessary. Rope rescue may also be called vertical rescue or in some cases Technical rope rescue. The techniques related to the extraction of the victim from a High or Low angle using a rope and other associated gear so that the victim can be moved from the hazard, kept stabilized and safe, and protected from falling. Equipment Used in Rope Rescue Techniques: 1. Static Rope Static Rope Capacity: 6000 lbs Description: A type of rope designed to be used in applications such as rescue rappelling and ascending in which high or moderate stretch would be a disadvantage and in which no falls or only shortfalls are expected before the climber is caught by the rope. 2% to 3% felicity 2. D-Ring D-Rings Capacity: 25-35 KN Description: Load-bearing metal connectors with a self-closing gate link the elements of the high-angle system. Also called Biners, SAnap...