N.C. TECHNICAL RESCUER; GENERAL; LOWERS & RAISES

Descending Operations Friction Device Operations Belaying Commands & Operations Fall Arrest & Load Releasing Rigging Lowering & Raising Systems Low Angle Evacuations

Provides a fall protection safety to the “on- rope” rescuer that creates friction on a secondary or “belay” rope thus stopping or reducing the fall.. Is considered 2 nd point of attachment. Is required during lower or raising operations.

Types of Belays:  Direct  Attaching the rope friction device directly onto the anchor point.  This is done by reeving the running rope through a fiction device via a sling, directly to the anchor point.  Forces generated by a falling climber impact directly onto the anchor points.

Types of Belays:  Indirect  Belayer attaches to the anchor, and places the rope through a belay device attached to his harness.  Any forces generated by falling climbers are transmitted via the belayer to the anchor.  Allows a lot of the shock to be dissipated before coming onto the anchor points.  Belayer often gets pulled around, and it is more difficult for him to escape from the system if needed.

Types of Belays:  Body Belay  Used when climber is unlikely to take a serious fall.  Rope passes around the back of the climber.  Often a carabiner clipped on to the anchor or preferably the front of the harness prevents the belay rope from being whipped to far up (or down) in a fall.

Types of Belays:  True Belay:  Topside  Secondary Rope System  Fall Arrest  Belay Team

Types of Belays:  Pseudo Belay:  Fall Arrest attached to rappeller harness via prussik or cam.  Fall arrest can be attached to mainline or to a secondary static rope.(belay line)

Types of Belays:  Bottom Belay:  Fall Arrest attached to bealyer on ground using body belaying techniques.

Types of Belays:  Friction Hitches  Munter Hitch  Carabiner Wrap  Figure 8 descended  Belay plates:

Rappelling  Used for Rescuer Access  Hasty Team Concept  One Person Load  Physically Challenging  Psychologically Challenging (phobias)

Rappelling  Used for Rescuer Access  Hast Team Concept  One Person Load  Physically Challenging  Psychologically Challenging (phobias)