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Neat piece of work. I should add that the standards are quite unclear about the number of tests one needs to do and thus the value for...

Do remember after next Saturday to correct for BST if you use 12 noon to postion north by the sun. Though of course being a bit westward...

Thanks for all the guesses - lots of interesting answers and thought gone into it :-) I am sure you are all on the edge of your seat to...

See https://registry.gsg.org.uk/sr/sitedetails.php?id=1457 for description

Try Cohesive Bandage Wrap around a £1 a roll in Poundland I believe. Should add a sterile dressing for wounds if above ground.

In a scan of the past 20 plus years of BCRC records there were some 16 incidents who causes included "hung up".

The BCA anchors are each good for way above 20kN. It is more likely the rope will break than an anchor fail. Lyon's work for the HSE...

I am moderately confident that the Danish incident is one reported by Madsen et al "Tolerance to Head-up Tilt and Suspension With...

The latest published document reviewing the topic is by Rauch et al on 2024 entitled "Suspension syndrome: a scoping review and...

For the avoidance of doubt, Brendan's article states: "Once down, the casualty should be positioned horizontal, and managed in line with...

The BGS web site reports DATE 02/01/2024 ORIGIN TIME 17:30:43.5 UTC LOCATION 53.279 -1.940 DEPTH 2 km MAGNITUDE 2.5...

The Winter 2024 edition of Mountain Rescue Magazine has an article on Suspension Trauma (p21)

Based on Huwg's comment about forces involved, surely the forces that one caver will apply to a boulder whilst passing by, be far more...

If you have the height, then try mooring rope guards on a horizontal metal bar see https://www.force4.co.uk/item/Force-4/Anti-Rat-Cone/D6S