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TECHNICAL RESCUE
Technical rescue teams
intervene in particularly
difficult or dangerous
situations. Intensively
trained and taught,
they operate in any
environment. These
specialists master all the
progression and belay
techniques on rope.
• Downward evacuation
takes advantage of
gravity, applying different
techniques determined
for specific types of
terrain
• Upward evacuation
is a team effort and
requires perfect
coordination by everyone
involved. It demands
techniques which are
sometimes particularly
complex: hauling with
a mechanical winch,
creating a hauling
system built from
lightweight pulleys,
using counterweight
techniques...
• Tyrolean evacuation
is used for difficult
locations: urban or
industrial sites, confined
spaces, canyons...
• Evacuation by
helicopter: this technique
is used when accessing
the victim is difficult or
remote, or when the
situation is very urgent.
Its implementation relies
on specific devices
NEW
2015
PRO
Openable even when attached to the anchor, the PRO pulley is
designed for maximum simplicity when setting up hauling or load
deviation systems. The side plate that locks under load, the largediameter sheave and the high efficiency sealed ball bearings make a
pulley that is well suited for handling heavy loads.