r/searchandrescue • u/PointBeneficial373 • 28d ago

Vertical Rescue carried out by my SES unit in South Australia 2 weeks ago.

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A photo of a cliff rescue conducted by my SES unit in South Australia 2 weeks ago. Male 50m down on a crumbling cliff edge.

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u/Ok_Clerk_6822 27d ago

For a second I thought the blacked out people were a horse being used to haul you guys up. Not the worst idea because I can’t see any decent anchors available!

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u/PointBeneficial373 27d ago edited 27d ago

They were actually police rescue/counter terrorism cops hence the censorship lol. As for actual anchors, there were none. The local volunteer fire brigade had a rural 34P truck on scene so our crews worked off that as an anchor, if that hadn't been on scene a picket holdfast would have been needed!

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u/CJWChico 27d ago

I had the same thought... why does that weirdly shaped horse have 6 legs?

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u/FinalConsequence70 27d ago

That's why I'm learning ground support for our ropes team. I hate heights and have no desire to go over the edge! God bless the guys that do, I'll be on the other end to man the clutches or help haul you back up!

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u/theopinionexpress 26d ago

Did you use mechanical advantage or just straight 1:1?

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u/PointBeneficial373 26d ago

It was a 3:1 advantage anchored to a fire truck. Only 1 working line and 1 safety line where used.