Low Angle Rope Rescue Course Outline

1. Low Angle Rope Rescue Course Outline Knots & Hitches Required for set up…. • Double Fisherman's (prusik loops) – slide 2 • Water knot (webbing basket hitch) – slide 3 Required for field use....... • Figure 8 follow thru – slide 4 • Figure 8 on a bite – slide 4 • Prusik Hitch – slide 5 Patient Litter Packaging • Tie in w/improvised patient harness • Lashing if litter straps not available • Connecting a rope to the litter (with webbing and with rope only) Anchors • Webbing Basket Hitch • Rope– slide 6 Litter Lowering • Rescue 8 - 2 friction modes – slide 7 • Two rope system - twin prusik belay – slide 8 Litter Raise • 3:1 Z system – slide 9 • Two rope system - twin prusik belay – slide 10 • Counter-balance raise (no mechanical advantage) – slide 11 Litter Attending • Attendant • Unattended

2. Double Fisherman’s Knot • Used to connect two ropes of the same diameter • Used to make a prusik loop • Lay both ends of the rope next to one another • Join the two ropes with a double overhand on each strand • Remaining tails must be 2-3” in length

3. Water Knots are used to connect webbing, for Basket hitch anchor material, etc… • Tie an overhand knot in one end of the webbing w/a minimum tail of 3” • Follow thru the overhand knot w/the second end of webbing and tighten • Knot MUST be tight and MUST have a minimum of a 3” tail

4. Figure 8 Follow thru Knot Figure 8 on a bite

5. Prusik Hitch • Multiple uses as a rope grab…. setting up a z pulley system, belay a main line, back-up a rappel, etc... • Prusik cord MUST be </= 75% of the diameter of the main line • 12 mm rope requires a prusik no larger than 9 mm • 11 mm rope requires a prusik no larger than 8 mm • 10 mm rope requires a prusik no larger than 7 mm • Prusik are multi directional • Prusik will slip between 1500 & 2000 lbs • Start by placing the prusik loop on the main line w/a girth hitch • Wrap the prusik cord around the main line, in between the girth hitch two times • Creating a 3 wrap prusik

6. 2) Extend rope to work area Tree Rope bag 1) Figure 8 Follow thru around anchor point 3) Figure 8 on a bite to form anchor point • Extending an anchor point with a rope • Available anchor points are a distance from your work area • 1) Tie a loop around your anchor point with a figure 8 follow thru • 2) Extend rope to desired work area • 3) Tie a figure 8 on a bite to form an anchor point

7. 1" webbing Basket Hitch Binier / Figure 8 Main line Load Tree / Anchor Rope bag Brake hand Second brake hand Rescuer Slope / Hill Lowering System – Figure 8

8. 2 prusiks of different lengths, MUST maintain a minimum spacing of a hands width Rope bag 1" webbing Basket Hitch Binier Belay line Tree / Anchor Load Rescuer Main line Tree / Anchor Figure 8 – friction device Slope / Hill Rope bag Rescuer Twin Prusik Belay on a Lowering System

9. 2 prusiks of different lengths, MUST maintain a minimum spacing of a hands width Rescuer Pulley / Binier / Prusik Load Binier Tree / Anchor Main line Binier / Pulley 1" webbing Basket Hitch Haul Team Slope / Hill 3:1 mechanical Advantage “Z” Raise System

10. 2 prusiks of different lengths, MUST maintain a minimum spacing of a hands width Rescuer Rope bag 1" webbing Basket Hitch Belay line Binier Tree / Anchor Load Rescuer Main line Tree / Anchor Slope / Hill Haul Team Twin Prusik Belay on a 3:1 Mechanical Advantage “Z” Raise System

11. 2 prusiks of different lengths, MUST maintain a minimum spacing of a hands width Binier Rescuer Main line Load Tree / Anchor Haul Team Walks Down Hill Binier / Pulley 1" webbing Basket Hitch Slope / Hill Counter-Balance Raise System No Mechanical advantage