Preview to: Tibloc for Crevasse Rescue?
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I was asked if the very light weight Petzl Tibloc could be used as a rope capture for crevasse rescue systems? The answer is, 'yes,' but not without acknowledging that unweighting a Tibloc can be complicated. The full video walks through one procedure to transfer the load from a Tibloc along with a discussion of how this may complicate crevasse rescue scenarios that need a lower.
You can purchase the carabiners I used for these various systems by following these links:
The “subject” of this video, the Petzl Tibloc
The “alternative” in the Petzl Micro Traxion
For a large HMS carabiner, I typically use the Petzl William
For a medium HMS carabiner, I like the DMM Phantom HMS and the Petzl Attache
Follow this link to the full video and accompanying blog post.