tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352166344614826568.post415088639449456217..comments2024-03-14T10:07:59.760-07:00Comments on American Alpine Institute - Climbing Blog: Failed Ski Lift RescueErin-Leigh Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781785451497618508noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352166344614826568.post-74239683634692525752017-12-15T20:33:33.422-08:002017-12-15T20:33:33.422-08:00I hope your joking about the behind the knee belay...I hope your joking about the behind the knee belay - that is the most ridiculous set I’ve ever seen, and is basically negligentjustinfinnbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661637957881903638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352166344614826568.post-29337954195139894562017-12-15T20:32:20.184-08:002017-12-15T20:32:20.184-08:00It’s basically negligent to use a harness that doe...It’s basically negligent to use a harness that doesn’t have leg loops or is impossible to unintentionally remove from a belayer. Why on earth would you use anything other than a proper climbing style harnessjustinfinnbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661637957881903638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352166344614826568.post-21457588489170074672016-01-01T14:56:42.343-08:002016-01-01T14:56:42.343-08:00leader: "You're good though right?"
...leader: "You're good though right?"<br />camera man: "Do y'all need help with anything?"<br /><br />I really liked the 'behind the knee' belay- do you think this technique could be applied in crevasse rescue?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155157106936179660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352166344614826568.post-84463602973797549322014-12-11T13:23:48.662-08:002014-12-11T13:23:48.662-08:00Hi Jason. Good point, your "meat anchor"...Hi Jason. Good point, your "meat anchor" is actually standard NSP protocol (at least where I was trained)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18411933863723556329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352166344614826568.post-1502700424333983632014-12-11T12:15:01.494-08:002014-12-11T12:15:01.494-08:00@Jeff G You could always use a "meat anchor.&...@Jeff G You could always use a "meat anchor." In other words, you clip someone to somone else. This would be the quickest and easiest way. <br /><br />A second option in a snow setting would be to bury a pair of skis and use them as a deadman anchor...<br /><br />JasonJason Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545776792926716502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352166344614826568.post-86764310125194743872014-12-11T12:13:29.862-08:002014-12-11T12:13:29.862-08:00So one of the things I will say is that my patrol ...So one of the things I will say is that my patrol does use the webbing harnesses for our lift evacuation. We've had a good experience with them but we also used them much more correctly than they did here. I teach my patrollers to fit their webbing harnesses to them. I even recommend fitting it after you buy it and when you have all your ski clothes on that way when you need it, its already tied at the right spot. The webbing harness can be used successfully if properly fitted and doesn't have 3 ft of extra slack like it did here.Donald Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352166344614826568.post-7781387155331902122014-12-11T12:07:34.555-08:002014-12-11T12:07:34.555-08:00LOL yeah as a ski patroller for ten years I can re...LOL yeah as a ski patroller for ten years I can relate. My only comment is that as a patroller you are rarely if ever evacuating one chair, your usually on snow covered featureless slopes and the people stuck are cold. Setting anchors is just about impossible and even if possible is very time consuming.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18411933863723556329noreply@blogger.com