Saw this earlier and thought it would be worth posting here. Couldn't find one without the music added.
Chairlift rescue practice doesn't go smoothly -
Dec 4 2014 10:53AM
Dec 4 2014 11:41AM
Dec 4 2014 5:24PM
slamdunkyeh, or put the strap round their waist instead of his knees
the reason they do it around the knees is so they can sit down and have a better angle on the belay device.
and if they did it around the waist with that strap, it would just slide up into his arm pits. what they need is a proper harness to belay with.
Dec 4 2014 5:51PM
Not only did he put the webbing around his knees, but he also used a device not meant for lowering (a rescue 8: suitable for rappelling but not for lowering/belaying purposes). It doesn't have enough friction to stop a dynamic fall or weight (like someone sliding off a chairlift). On top of that, he even stood up on a hill at the same hieght of the anchor and caused both the force on him to increase and the direction of pull to be different. he should have stood almost directly under the victim.. I sense a lack of proper training in this operation
Dec 5 2014 11:57AM
rtl32Not only did he put the webbing around his knees, but he also used a device not meant for lowering (a rescue 8: suitable for rappelling but not for lowering/belaying purposes). It doesn't have enough friction to stop a dynamic fall or weight (like someone sliding off a chairlift). On top of that, he even stood up on a hill at the same hieght of the anchor and caused both the force on him to increase and the direction of pull to be different. he should have stood almost directly under the victim.. I sense a lack of proper training in this operation
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