The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of rope and rope hardware and software; tying of basic knots, and the use of various rope accessories to construct mechanical advantage systems ...

We still use belay lines when raising or lowering our personnel distances of 12 feet or more. There are many ways to accomplish this task, but when multiple rescuers must enter a space in which ...

During an access and evacuation drill, my team and I climbed 130 feet up a water tank. We then climbed another 30 feet to the tank’s domed top to remove an “ill worker.” The usual wind conditions were ...

All belay lines must be connected dorsally to a Class 3 harness. All knots require safeties. Two-tensioned rope systems solve all problems. All technical rescues and trainings that were conducted over ...

Lineman Guide (Boise, Idaho) provides charts, pictures and how-to’s for transformers, rigging, knots, rope capacities and more. Conductor formulas, general formulas, calculators for rigging-sling ...

Thomas Jefferson once said "When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on." But what if you don't know how to tie a good knot? Not to worry. For his latest Sunday School lesson, ...