Rappelling Anchors for Rapid Patient Access |SAR Medic|

The ability for medical providers to rapidly reach injured patients in the high angle environment is paramount. This video shows three methods of tying rappelling anchors that can be accomplished while rescue capabilities are set up and deployed. Please note that this video is for informational purposes only, do not attempt anything shown in this video without professional training and supervision.

[TXSunStroke]

Besides having a firearm addiction lol, I'm on an Emergency response team at a chemical plant I work for here in Texas, we go to fire school (exterior and industrial), Emt, hazmat, confined space, and high angle rescue training yearly at different times and places. I like the high-angle rescue stuff, but man I'm just terrible at remembering all the different knots, I have to get better. Just wanted to say man I'm loving the content and I know you put in some hours to make it happen so thank you. Even though some of us do this for work, I think this Knowledge and these skills are valuable to everyone willing to learn them.

[JimT]

I've been teaching rope & confined space for 24 years. Like your video and teaching techniques. And i really like the variation on the bowline.

[michaelsurratt]

Excellent. When you tied that last knot, I thought, that would be the perfect place for a carabiner and it would never go anywhere. Then you did it!

[sanebedlam]

For this application a frictionless anchor is likely a better option. Multiple wraps of the rope around the tree results in an anchor that doesnt reduce the rope strength in any way and is generally simple and easy. It’s great to see some more sar content though!

[jamesbridges]

I was taught a variant of that double bowline anchor in military mountaineering- double figure 8 on the standing side of the bowline and hook your loop into it. Insurance against either knot being incorrect or a line breakage. We used it with double lines almost exclusively.

[johnpetry]

As an LEO having done both tactical and gorge rescue work (and I've done some climbing in the Gunks), we never used one anchor point--even in a rush. It's rather rare to only have one available anchor point. Find a backup! Also, I'd stress the buddy system in terms of setting the anchors. Nobody goes over until two people check the anchors. We had a trooper die in a gorge training accident because the (single!) anchor was not set properly. Someone always watches the other set it, and then they physically double check it. I've seen plenty of bowlines that looked OK at a glance, but were not really a bowline! Also, I think I noticed that you set up the locking 'biners with opposed gates. Not sure it is necessary with locking 'biners, though it sure doesn't hurt. In a jam however, opposed gates are definitely advised if you do not have the locking type but "got to over fast". Nice video. Keep them coming!

[juliogonzalezpaulsen]

As a climber myself the techniques depicted are overall good. I'd go no problem for a 1 point bomber anchor... ie: a solid boulder, an ice pillar, a 15 centimeter diameter tree, etc. Just one tip: always build your belay/rappel anchor as close to the ground as possible keeping a low angle between the sling/webbing/cordelette and the ground

[europeanmedics]

Awesome. Love the wilderness med content!

[Natures_Barista]

Thank you for what you do. I hope you get to hear that your videos helped save someone's life. But then again I also hope that nobody ever needs this info. You know what I mean.

[MultiTaraka]

Awesome content! Really digging the wilderness and sar content.

[talltomrich]

Classic and basic anchors. Am a huge fan of the Bowline with Yosemite finish as opposed to the stopper. Slightly more complex but anchors that are rigged for rescue offer a huge advantage, especially for that first initial contact. If you don't get your fall line just right and need to re-anchor or deviate. If you need to adjust a rub point on your rope. Can convert to a haul or a lower. Just opens up so many possibilities and doesn't take any more equipment than you used there.

[AZDesertExplorer]

This is a great video, I do SAR in Arizona. There aren’t trees to use as anchors in the mountains I go to. We have to build Trad anchors or use pitons. Dig the high angle content though!

[nate]

Love it, please include more SAR content!!

[wDeXteR]

Awesome video. I hope we can see more like this in the future.

[tacticalministries]

Love to see more austere stuff on the channel

[igneous]

interesting concept, but coming from speleology and speleo rescue, my mind is always going to making backup anchor and then primary still, job of sar medic is fast access so rope systems dont realy need to be build for whole team to use it all day. wonderful video, would be cool to see more on this topic from you prepmedic.

[nickst]

Seriously thanks for this video! And now, after all this, you can connect it to your swiss seat or baudrier? Is this correct?

[MichaelWilliams-xscf]

What's the advantage of the Shoe-Lace Anchor over just a Basket Hitch, a Girth Hitch, or a a Basket with a Half Twist?
Keep the amazing content coming!
-M

[longviewstud]

Very cool. Would love to see more in the field video like this

[flyboy]

For those who’ve never heard the easy way to remember the bowline, the working end of your rope jumps up out of the pond, behind the tree and then back into the pond. (Just make sure the tree is behind the pond.)