The lift broke at Beech Mountain so we had to get belayed down. Jukin Media Verified (Original) * For licensing / permission to use: Contact - licensing(at)jukinmediadotcom
1) Toss the rope over both cables. 2) Have the subject clip into a mid-rope butterfly 3) Belay straight up (safer, stronger, more stable), from the end that goes up, over the right cable, over to the chair cable, & down to the subject. If the winds or subject were heavier, have the subject toss the dangling tether over the back of the chair for a second belayer. 4) Test the rigging & belay & provide subject (& belayer) confidence in the rigging, by having the subject rise above the seat and load the belay while he is still safe in the chair (NOT with a trusting free-fall drop!). 5) Practice, Practice, Practice!!! at all distinctive points along the chairlift.
Baaaaaagawk! This is a "how not to do a chair evac" ...The patrollers in this should be seriously embarrassed, need some remedial ropes training, and are seriously lucky this didn't turn out worse.
At least the belayer didn't let go of the rope. Other than that they got everything about as wrong as possible. Stupid sling instead of a real harness? Check. Loose and around the legs? Check. Rope angle close to 45º to maximize balance between lateral and vertical components of pull on the belayer? Check. Low friction figure eight instead of any of the better belay devices available (including using the small hole as a sticht plate)? Check. Well, maybe I should also give them credit for not using a deaf eight.
Instead of saying coming down, it is preferred by the insurance company that you make a Tarzan or karate noise. Whee, bangarang, and yews are also accepted.
Someone backing him up from behind while holding the harness... nope Actually using a harness and not just some webbing... nope Proper belay technique... nope He's obviously in training so mistakes happen, that instructor though... failure.
I thought it Ski Patrols job was to rescue people not injure them HAHAHA :) I'm only just teasing of course. I know it was accidental, but that's what happens when the belayer doesn't anchor down, they get a ride, especially if the person there lowering outweighs them! LOL!
It's not more than 20 feet. You think maybe if it was only 15 feet, the guy could just jump to the ground? Sure. Yes, safety _should_ be #1, and that's why these idiots should go back to class and figure out what the hell to do next time, before they get someone killed.
Hahahahaha Should have called a snowmaker we had that shit on lock at Hawksnest, but then again we only had 2 lifts to cover, and my back up Wisconsin motors never let us down.
I realize that, and it had little to do with the darn skiboots. It was because he was standiing on such an aggressive slope, considering the line was at a 45 degree angle. It was evident what would have happened.
superpoluha1 Hey mongoloid. Guess what! If he had grip on his feet and some strength to anchor himself he would have been able to accomplish this assist on that slight gradient. Why are you so sensitive? Seems you're the special case in the video, or just another special that makes a living, servicing snowboarders by sticking a T bar between their goochs.
Igneous_is_my_Alias Not about strength when belaying someone its about weight if the guy that was being lowered was heavier than the belayer both will go up simple physics Strength doesn't help you when your off the ground your self.
