Improvised SRT Self-Rescues

[Caver Keith]

This was filmed at the end of March. Editing has now been completed and it should be available shortly via the BCA website in the CIC resources section.
It covers:
Spare Rope Rescues: Pitch Head Lower, Snatch Rescue and Mid Rope Lower
Rescues Without a Spare Rope: Pitch Head Hoist, Oberndorf Lift, Mao Technique (Snatch Rescue With No Spare Rope)
Passing Rebelays with a Casualty

 

[tdobson]

Will you share a link as soon as you know where it is. Thanks for sharing about this Keith and all your work on it.

 

[Caver Keith]

Will you share a link as soon as you know where it is. Thanks for sharing about this Keith and all your work on it.

Will do. It may be available on my YouTube channel too.

 

[ChrisB]

via the BCA website in the CIC resources section

So it will be on https://british-caving.org.uk/our-work/training/leadership-awards/cic/

I assume subject to the same rules as the other CIC resources - freely available but not to be used for commercial purposes.

 

[Caver Keith]

So it will be on https://british-caving.org.uk/our-work/training/leadership-awards/cic/

I assume subject to the same rules as the other CIC resources - freely available but not to be used for commercial purposes.

Yes, that's where it should go.
I assume the rules will be the same. My involvement was just filming and editing.

 

[Caver Keith]

The video is now live on the BCA website at https://british-caving.org.uk/improvised-srt-rescues/

It can also be viewed on my YouTube channel

 

[mikem]

Should the "self" be removed from post title, as it's misleading?

 

[mikem]

Mid rope lower - wouldn't it be best to remove the pulley once you've lowered them to floor, otherwise you need three times as much rope to get yourself down? If the pulley is likely to be out of reach, then you could presumably transfer to their rope if necessary...

 

[wellyjen]

Should the "self" be removed from post title, as it's misleading?

It's been called that since forever. I've never considered it an ideal term. Self rescue within the group caving, using the equipment they have at hand. Rather than requiring more people and gear, perhaps via a cave rescue team, with all the risk of deterioration of the casualty the wait on the rope brings.

 

[mikem]

But it suggests getting yourself out of trouble, whereas the BCA link uses "improvised SRT rescues" & video title "improvised rope rescue scenarios "

 

[mikem]

Other option I thought of was "immediate" rather than "improvised"

Long hoists (you generally try to avoid these!) - when you have enough slack rope, put it through a high pulley so you can pull down on it (pulling up, where the video clips finish, is hard work)

Isn't mao pronounced as in chairman, rather than mayo? Although: "Minima Azione Operative (Minimum Operational Action or MAO for short)"