socalclimber wrote:
binrat wrote:
socialclimber:
when you say lower and raise with a guiding line do you mean vertically ( vertical or overhung) or low angle stuff like moving a patient across a very uneven ground? I have used a guiding line for deflecting the path of a litter on a highline (english reeve), for moving a litter away from the wall on near vertical slopes, and moving alitter across a scree(sp?)field.
Binrat
Either or. Guiding lines can be used in a variety of fashions. And yes, you can even use them in a horizontal setup if need be, i.e. redirecting a vertical setup to move around a large boulder or what have you to get the patient to level ground.
As I understand it, and this is not fact, the term "High Line" .vs. "Guiding Line" are no longer interchangeable, they are now indeed different.
Hopefuly Majid will pipe in since he's more current than I am at this point. I stopped doing SAR stuff about 3 years ago, but it was made clear to us that these are both different concepts and systems.
Confused yet? Yup... know the feeling
