ROPE RESCUE: How to rig and operate a 'guiding line system'—one that combines a lowering system with a tensioned line to lower a litter—to keep a litter away from boulders at the base of a cliff, a lower-level roof top, or other protruding obstruction

Source: This article was adapted from The CMC Rope Rescue Manual, Revised 4th edition, Edited by James A. Frank. Copyright © 2013 by CMC Rescue, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Excerpted With Expressed Written Permission. Order a copy, peruse rope rescue gear, or schedule training at 1.800.235.5741, www.CMCrescue.com. Follow CMC Rescue on Facebook.

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