Low-angle Rescue Litter Rigging

Here I will demonstrate a basic configuration for a low to steep angle rescue. This is a basic building block that is easily modified as the need changes for any one particular rescue and the number of rescuers available.

[@josegarza7784]

Great video! Loved it!

[@perryfire3006]

Happy to help. Thanks for watching.

[@eugene66626]

I know you can trust a prussik knot, but it would take me a few tries to trust a prussik. I love this stuff. How great to know the knots I use for fun actually have real jobs!

[@perryfire3006]

Happy you are enjoying it. Obviously I enjoy this stuff too!

[@josegarza7784]

Speaking of prusik, what type of prussik are you using?

[@perryfire3006]

@@josegarza7784 That's a sewn prusik by PMI which I like a lot.

[@Rescue-mt7fl]

Very well done, however, this day and age, I can’t understand why we are still showing reliance on slow to build systems with the ability to have human error. Prusik knots and hand tied systems in many places, have been replaced by presewn and rigged systems. With a low angle litter harness, a harken winch and ropes with presewn loops, you can perform a low angle rescue with a fraction of the personnel and with zero need to tie a single knot.

[@perryfire3006]

Well, it's not slow if one is competent in rope work, but point taken. Look at something like the CMC Clutch which takes the need to know raise/haul conversions away. It's very nice until you have to carry it 5 miles along with all of the other pre-sewn and clip-in ready equipment. It gets heavy very quickly. A winch is also quite heavy especially if one needs a power supply to work it.
There is value in knowing how to do this stuff with minimal equipment but yeah, if you can access your victim from the roadside then bring on all of the toys! Love that stuff.

[@Rescue-mt7fl]

@@perryfire3006 winches need no peer supply to operate and pre planned systems can eliminate a ton of the weight issues. There are other winch versions to choose from. Many back country hauling systems we use here are managed with ATV or by placing in the basket with the trail wheel that we will need to use if we have to haul them 5 miles. Just some thoughts.