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Training Over The River Esk – Monday 4th July 2011

Published by Jon Lynch on Mon 11th Jul 2011Mon 11th Jul 2011

Last Monday the team practised evacuating a casualty from a gorge or gully using a cableway. This involves setting up a rope system to manoeuvre a stretcher from one side to the other whilst also being able to raise and lower the stretcher.

Categories: Training
Tags: CablewayCrag SkillsEsk

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