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Ski Patrol Hang & Bang

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slamdunk
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Saw this earlier and thought it would be worth posting here. Couldn't find one without the music added.

Chairlift rescue practice doesn't go smoothly -
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/741393/Chairlift-Rescue-Fail
Dec 4 2014 7:05AM
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JahLiam
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rekt
Dec 4 2014 9:27AM
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steezburgereddie
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They should use fat people for that.
Dec 4 2014 10:53AM
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gnarballsianm
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A year ago some lady fell from skyline chair at SP, shit was crazy and the backup on the chair was like a mile long.
Dec 4 2014 11:41AM
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slamdunk
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steezburgereddieThey should use fat people for that.


yeh, or put the strap round their waist instead of his knees
Dec 4 2014 4:59PM
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skidemon22
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slamdunkyeh, or put the strap round their waist instead of his knees


the reason they do it around the knees is so they can sit down and have a better angle on the belay device.

and if they did it around the waist with that strap, it would just slide up into his arm pits. what they need is a proper harness to belay with.
Dec 4 2014 5:24PM
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rtl32
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Not only did he put the webbing around his knees, but he also used a device not meant for lowering (a rescue 8: suitable for rappelling but not for lowering/belaying purposes). It doesn't have enough friction to stop a dynamic fall or weight (like someone sliding off a chairlift). On top of that, he even stood up on a hill at the same hieght of the anchor and caused both the force on him to increase and the direction of pull to be different. he should have stood almost directly under the victim.. I sense a lack of proper training in this operation
Dec 4 2014 5:51PM
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skidemon22
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rtl32Not only did he put the webbing around his knees, but he also used a device not meant for lowering (a rescue 8: suitable for rappelling but not for lowering/belaying purposes). It doesn't have enough friction to stop a dynamic fall or weight (like someone sliding off a chairlift). On top of that, he even stood up on a hill at the same hieght of the anchor and caused both the force on him to increase and the direction of pull to be different. he should have stood almost directly under the victim.. I sense a lack of proper training in this operation


This
Dec 5 2014 11:57AM
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