Rescue - Petzl

Note: The knots on the rope make the hauling system more complicated to set up after the fall.
Two options:
- solution 1: set up a hauling system with the knots
(see "Crevasse falls: hauling on a rope with knots")
- solution 2: you have enough extra rope to set up a hauling system without knots on the free
end of the rope sent down to the victim (for example, you can have this amount of extra rope by
having connected two rope ends of 50 - 60 m).
Keep the rope taut
The team members synchronize their progression in order to keep the rope taut without holding
looped rope in their hands. If the rope is slack, the victim will fall faster, his partner will not be able
to stop the fall, and risks being pulled into the crevasse himself.
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SUM’TEC
A compromise between a classic mountaineering
ice axe and an ice climbing axe, the SUM’TEC is a
versatile, lightweight, technical ice axe. It is easy to
use in piolet-canne mode with its stainless steel spike
and its slightly curved shaft. In climbing mode, the
ALPIX pick (forged into banana shape) and the new
TRIGREST handrest (adjustable without tools) ensure
the efficiency required for technical passages, as well
as bergschrunds, ice gullies, etc. Available in adze or
hammer versions.
Lightweight hammer
with integrated keys for
tightening bolts of 8 to
10 mm in diameter.
Information is non-exhaustive. Refer to the other pages as well as to the user instructions and technical manuals. Technical training is essential.