A group of first responders used a rope pulley system to hoist five stranded tourists more than 200 feet out of the Grand Canyon Caverns in Arizona after the elevator broke down on Sunday, according ...

With new awareness and research in rope rescue safety, experts are now questioning the effectiveness of the non-tensioned belay. This article will examine pros and cons of this system, as well as ...

In the world of rope rescue, we use mechanical advantage systems really for two reasons. The first being a force increasing tool and the second, a means of reducing the weight of a load during a ...

GREENSBORO, NC -- Safety takes no holiday-- especially on this holiday when turkey fryers are being fired up all over the nation. Now before you say, "What are the chances a fire due to my turkey ...

ROLLNLOCK is the multipurpose device CLIMBING TECHNOLOGY dedicates to mountaineering, rope access work and self-rescue. Compact, ultralight and easy to handle, it offers three different modes of ...

MILWAUKEE (WISN) – A Milwaukee firefighter with the Heavy Urban Rescue Team saved a person Friday moments before they jumped from an eighth-story window. Ben Baus was lowered down from the 10th floor ...

As promised, in this article we will look at anchor and belay systems in relation to mechanical advantage systems (MAS). We'll also explore how to simply figure out what a mechanical advantage ...