ADVANCED RIGGING &

RESCUE WORKSHOP
AS RIGGING & RESCUE
Based in Cornwall, South West England and operating worldwide

OUR MISSION is to provide the best quality rigging and rescue services, utilising the most up to date
equipment and techniques available anywhere in the world.

OUR WORKSHOPS are for groups or individuals seeking to

broaden their rope rigging skills to include the concepts and logic
that underpin complex rigging systems.

We combine theory and practical elements, using industry leading

equipment and the latest techniques practised globally.

DETAILED THEORY is critical to understand advanced rigging.

We teach the theory underpinning modern rigging, encouraging
students to delve into the WHY? and not just HOW?

PRACTICAL TUITION, our technically difficult and hands

on scenarios challenge students to use complex rigging and
knotcraft.

ARTIFICIAL HIGH DIRECTIONALS are used extensively to

promote logic and reasoned based approaches to rescue rigging.

We teach students to construct artificial anchors and directionals

using modern lightweight and low stretch cords, building high
strength, static, pre-tensioned and elevated rigging.

"If knots are our paintbrushes, the Alpine and Eight are the
wide brush and roller. If clean rigging is ART, some finer
brushes are required"

ADVANCED KNOTCRAFT is essential in building clean, efficient and modern rigging.

Knots are tools in the riggers toolbox…

We teach students the knowledge and knotcraft selection required for swift and efficient system construction,
allowing the installation of complex pre-tensioned and elevated rigging or directionals, exactly where required.
Ensuring your operations are completed safely and proficiently, with minimum effort and anchor forces.
 ADVANCED RIGGING &
RESCUE WORKSHOP
AS RIGGING & RESCUE

10 TH -15 TH JUNE 2019, CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Hosted by and delivered in collaboration with White Dragon Access

This five-day advanced rigging workshop is aimed at existing skilled rope

access and rescue technicians. The course content is based around the
theory and practice of modern rigging techniques, a feature focus being
the use of the Arizona Vortex multi-pod.

COURSE CONTENT

 Advanced knotcraft
 Use of modern ropes & cords
 Mechanical Advantage systems
 Artificial High Directionals (AHD) overview – Arizona Vortex
 Use of AHDs to eliminate or reduce edge & anchor forces
 Basic & advanced AHD rigging
 Tripods (equal sided)
 Focused floating rigging pods (pre-tensioned anchoring)
 Easel A-Frames
 SA (sideways) or Inline A-Frames
 Gin Poles
 Detailed guying & loading considerations
 In-depth critical point analysis
 Offsets: Tracking, Skate, Deflection, etc.
 Advance anchoring techniques
 Use of powered winches

OUR INSTRUCTORS have a wealth of experience leading and training public,

private and voluntary sector technical rescue teams, both in the UK and overseas.
We operate in a variety of environments including confined space, caves, mines,
coastal and mountainous areas and industrial settings to deliver search, access and
rescue operations.

CONTACT US TO APPLY:

ALAN SUNSHINE, DIRECTOR

CALL: +44 (0)7885 248 848
EMAIL: alan@ropegeeks.com
VISIT: www.ropegeeks.com