CANYON RESCUE for PROFESSIONALS Hosted by PEAK RESCUE COURSE OVERVIEW A Swiftwater Canyoning Rescue course designed in conjunction with renowned rescue training team Peak Rescue. The Peak Rescue Canyon Rescue Pro course is designed specifically for Search and Rescue teams, Rescue Professionals and Recreational Canyoners who are interested in joining SAR teams and seeking canyon […]
Details of My Canyoning Harness Here is my canyoning harness. For the swiftwater canyons I run, I setup my harness as described in the V7 Level 1 Course. I liked the concept of group members having a similar gear making solving problems and dealing with emergencies easier. With everyone carrying a little extra, no one
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Better Options for Rescue PFDs A post in an SWR group got me thinking about some of my other tools I use from other disciplines of technical rope work. One of the questions asked was about using the ring provided on the Quick Release Harness System (QRHS) or not and how folks are connecting to it
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redundancy 1) the state of being not or no longer needed or useful. 2) the inclusion of extra components which are not strictly necessary to functioning, in case of failure in other components. Redundancy is based on a belief system. I say this because if we knew something was going to fail, we would fix