Palm Tree ascent technique for rescuers

Very nice, You get to have all the fun!

How about using a fiddleblock? Probably too busy of a set-up.
One thing missing is the anchor. Did you guys just tie off on a grigri or 8?
 
Thanks Jeremy.
Andy we just tied it off at the base at Sals.
I think when we do it here we should make it belayable.
There will be 3 anchors.
One for the line that pulls up the system
One for the back up prussik on the bottom of the 3 to 1
And one more for a belay device like the Riggs to lower the victim
 
I think Jose system works great , the only thing is ,like we talked about the lower pulley having an extra loop ,
 

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I think as you guys work w/the fire dept and work w/other tree company and explain on the danger of these palms , That will make a Big difference and hopefully that will Save some life .. Jesse it's been real !!
 

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Jesse, pm w/ your address and I 'll send you a cd w/ pics


Later in SO-CAL
 

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In rescue scenarios it is likely that the rescuer will have the victim supported on their climbing system. When you're designing a rescue system you need to account for this increase.

From what I've read about NFPA standards all of their gear is rated to a two-person load. For the most part all of the gear that arbos use would meet the NFPA standard. But...take the time to check the specifications of all the components. I'm sure that there are some that will have to be upgraded.

Some fire department/rescue squads opt not to follow NFPA so you'll have to find out what the law of the land is for your area.
 
Nice set up Jesse.
The team I work with always has a back up system (2 completely independent systems), which takes longer to set up, etc. The system you show is extremely efficient. My recommendations would be to use rated screw links, wrenched tight, at the top for the becket pulley, and a smaller pulley on your harness, to tidy it up. Pulling an autolock krab through debris scares me.
Good on ya for doing this with a rescue team. We need more arborists, like you, doing this type of thing with local FD's.
Thank you

Oh yeah, what rope is the orange 1? It looks like a static line.
 
Try this out,

After placing your line over the top and back to the ground. Attach a singal pulley to one end of the line with your line that runs in that. The other end of the line in the tree will be attached to a tandem prussic and anchor to the tree.

Raise the pulley with your line into the tree above the vic. The end of your line that runs to the ground will first pass through a pulley at the tree and out to a rescue eight (lock it off to the eight). Third line will clip into the the other end of the eight and run making a 3:1 MA.

I know in writing it seems like alot but it really is easy and fast to make. It will be clean in the top of the palm and you can raise/lower the rescuer in two diffrent ways (one with the eight, or if snaged up, with the line running thru the top of the palm). This system has enough safety without over kill and can back its self up.
 
Did a rough video of the system sorry about the sound, next time I will speak up a little ( my phone doesnt capture sound that great I guess).

The only thing that I did but not in the technical right way was the securing of the blue line. Like I stated before it should run to a capture device that can lower the hole system if in a pinch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_GP3OeEcWU

This is the same system we drill with on the rescue team for almost all high angle lowers and raises. It works great and takes no time to set up. Enjoy, let me know what you think.
 
Oh hey, forgot to mention I have never climbed a palm tree in my life. So if any of that would just be a bad idea when dealing with palms let me know. I would hate to miss lead anyone.
 
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