Nowadays, you can’t go to any social event in BC without chirping about the housing market in Vancouver at least once. It seems like buying a house (single family unit) in Vancouver for our generation is only reserved for rich … Continued
You know how back in the day if you wanted to “download” a song, you would have to turn on the radio function on your ghetto blaster, insert a blank cassette tape, and then press record when a good song … Continued
When I took my IRATA level one, I was so focused on practicing maneuvers during the week that I didn’t give enough study time to learning my gear. To be honest, I took it for granted. I didn’t think it … Continued
We previously reviewed the new 2016 PETZL NEWTON – a basic (but not so basic) – fall arrest harness. But the second piece of equipment in PETZL’s long awaited fall arrest line is the PETZL VOLT (and the PETZL VOLT … Continued
Here is a REALLY quick gear review we wanted to share (great recommendation from one of our L3’s). It’s called the Edgehog and it’s made by DMM. So, because we were curious why they named it after, obviously, a … Continued
This video features the Pacific Ropes technician kit- we train with this kit here at Pacific Ropes and many of our L1’s, 2’s and 3’s use the exact pieces of this kit for our contracting work. Of course, each tech … Continued
This month we are focusing our attention on yet another back-up device! We made a left hand turn away from Petzl-ville this time, however, and with the help of our friends at Carleton Rescue Equipment, decided on a rather … Continued
The Petzl Grillon (pronounced Gri-Yon, soft N, very French). The legend? The Icon? Well, if anything, a very loyal friend. The Grillon has probably at one point or another been a part of most rope techs arsenal and for … Continued
Hey Ropers, So, today we launched our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VP-2VB8FYw with a gear review on one of Petzl’s new work positioning gear devices, the Progress Adjust and Progress Adjust 1, which became available to us in February of this … Continued
Although the updated ASAP and ASAP Lock were released almost 2 years ago, and there are several reviews online of both, I felt it was important to document how the ASAP was galvanized into the back-up device marketplace, at … Continued