Pulleys

[Grumpy Grandpa]

(18 October 2013, 21:58)Timelord Wrote: I am sure that somewhere I have seen in a documentary about special forces sometimes using them for crossing rivers. That would mean at least one of the squad must carry some and it is already a tried and tested option. I suspect mountain troops do this also. TL.

On river crossings, they would be used not only for for smoother passage across the rope but to apply the necessary tension to the rope before making a crossing.

Very often, they're carried by mountain leaders to apply similar tension for a Tyrolean traverse or to hoist a casualty. On instructors assessments, the assessor will sometimes ask for a look at what you have, then drop it over the edge with an 'Oops!' to force you into an alternative method (2 or 3 to 1 pull, using krabs, slings and prussic loops) just to make sure you know how!

Pulleys, from the very small to the ginormous are bound to have multiple uses post event...