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  2. Rope rescue - Wikipedia

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    Rope rescue. Rope rescue is a subset of technical rescue that involves the use of rope, be it steel or cable rope, or more commonly used nylon, polyester, or other type of rope. Kernmantle (kern = core and mantle = sheath) rope as it is called, is available in various types: dynamic (stretches to absorb the shock of a falling lead climber or ...

  3. Technical rescue - Wikipedia

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    Technical rescue is the use of specialised tools and skills for rescue, including vehicle extrication, confined space rescue, rope rescue, trench rescue, structural collapse rescue, wilderness search and rescue, ice rescue, swift water rescue, underwater rescue and cave rescue. These often require specialised rescue squads as they exceed the ...

  4. Rope access - Wikipedia

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    Rope access or industrial climbing or commercial climbing, is a form of work positioning, initially developed from techniques used in climbing and caving, which applies practical ropework to allow workers to access difficult-to-reach locations without the use of scaffolding, cradles or an aerial work platform. Rope access technicians descend ...

  5. Swift water rescue - Wikipedia

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    Swift water rescue (also called "white water rescue") is a subset of technical rescue dealing in white water river conditions. Due to the added pressure of moving water, swift water rescue involves the use of specially trained personnel, ropes and mechanical advantage systems that are often much more robust than those used in standard rope rescue.

  6. Kit DesLauriers - Wikipedia

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    Kit DesLauriers. Kit DesLauriers (born 1969) is an American ski-mountaineer who was the first person to ski down the Seven Summits. [1] Her ski-mountaineering feats earned her a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year award in 2015. [2] She was the first woman to have won two consecutive World Freeskiing Champion titles, in 2004 and 2005.

  7. His Majesty's Coastguard - Wikipedia

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    Rope rescue Members of the Southbourne Coastguard Rescue Team using a double stake holdfast with both main and safety line running through a "quad pod" to lower a rescue technician. Rope rescue methods are to recover casualties who have fallen or are stuck on cliffs or difficult to reach areas, be they rural or urban.

  8. Mountain rescue - Wikipedia

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    The Civil Aid Service, Mountain Rescue Unit (M.R.U.) was established in 1967 due to the demand for a mountain rescue service. At first, the M.R.U. had two separate command centres, one in Hong Kong Island, and the other in the Kowloon Peninsula. The two command centres merged in 1972 to a single centre based at the Civil Aid Service ...

  9. Rescuers Band Together to Save Terrier Mix Who Fell Off ... - AOL

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    The Rope Rescue Team had 2 members who repelled roughly 50 ft down to the dog Rippy who fell down the cliff and was stuck. He could have been stuck there since Saturday night but no one will know ...

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