| America\'s_Roof News of interest to climbers. [RSS] |
| CBRD_-_International Page from Chris's British Road Directory illustrating the differences between roads in Great Britain and those in Andorra, Australia, Cuba, France, Iceland, Italy, Ireland, Mexico, Pakistan, Spain, an |
| Me_and_the_Roads Java game involving road-building. |
| Ratetheroads_com A guide for conditions of facilities as rated by website visitors. |
| Trans_Global_Highway Proposal by a private citizen to construct a global railroad and vehicle highway around the world including a tunnel under the Bering Strait from the United States to Russia, from Sakhalin in Russia t |
| Association_of_Living_History,_Farm_and_Agricultural_Museums_(ALHFAM) Organization for those involved in historical reenactment. Membership information, links, glossary and bibliography, employment postings, regional meetings, and board of directors. |
| Histrenact_-_The_Historical_Reenactment_Web_Site Search engine and directory of the global historical reenactment community. Contains links to reenactment societies, trader details and other information for the global reenactment community. |
| Ladies_of_Re-enacting Dedicated to the women of living history. Information on all eras from the Baroque period to the Swing era as well as period recipes, sewing projects, and information on etiquette. |
| Lively_Arts_History_Association_(LAHA) Based in Southern California, LAHA fosters an understanding of history through the performing arts; programs include living history, lectures, concerts and vintage dance. |
| Museum_Village Everyday village life of 150 years ago is made avid by knowledgeable interpreters demonstrating life in the 19th Century. |
| Re-Enacting_Glossary A humorous and serious guide to the jargon of historical hobbyists. |
| Reenactor_net Extensive listing of historical societies, organizations, and associations. Articles on reenactment and an events calendar. |
| Reenactor\'s_Webring_Index An index of Webrings specifically of interest to historical reenactors, renaissance fair participants, "living history" museums, SCA members, or other historical hobbyists and professionals. |
| Teen_Reenactors_and_Historians Resource for teenagers who enjoy history, or are involved in the hobbies of reenacting or living history. Includes information on getting started, FAQ, image gallery, featured sites, and related link |
| The_American_Animal_Awards Nominate individuals, organizations, and the like for outstanding service to animals. Animals are eligible for nomination in categories such as most pampered pet. |
| Animal_Characters List of books with memorable animal characters plus list of pet-related sites. |
| Animal_Control_Center A shelter in Maryland, USA provides information on the adoption and care of dogs, cats, rabbits, and birds. Includes individual stories and photographs. |
| Animal_Finder Service for pet owners and for those who wish to be. Has a vet referral service, and shelter index for European countries. |
| Animals_Online Informational article about the online animal world, including links to favorite pet sites, provided by Computer Partners. |
| ASPCA_Animaland Games, cartoons, polls, stories, and pet care guides for kids. |
| Bow_Wow_Meow Dog and cat names, their popularity, meanings and ratings. |
| Breeders_Club Provides listings of breeders of dogs and cats. Also offers pet merchandise, vet advice, and tips. |
| Buzzle_com__Animals_and_Pets Articles and links to information on various family pets and animals. |
| CentralPets_com Detailed information about all animals kept as pets anywhere in the world. |
| Deb\'s_Pet_Place Tips on the care and feeding of cockatiels and gerbils, photos and links. |
| Disabled_Animals\'_Club Provides point of contact for owners of animals with disabilities and offers links to eGroup contact, information and support sites. |
| Fluffy_Fables Focused on anthrozoology, the study of human/animal bonding and interaction. News, short stories and selected readings. |
| Furr_Angels Stories of adopted dogs and cats, along with information about shelter pets, feral cats, and health, and chat forums. |
| The_Furry_Critter_Network Features animal classifieds including ads for rescue organizations, animal adoptions, pet adoption and pets for sale. |
| Go-Pets A membership club for pet owners with articles, pictures, tips, and message boards about pets, discounts for members to pet supply stores and pet insurances. |
| Happypets_org Pet care tips, stories and anecdotes. |
| Index_of_Famous_Critters Reference for names of animals featured on TV and in movies. |
| Love_My_Pets_Com A pet lovers community with interactive features such as games, chat, electronic postcards, and online articles. |
| Names_4_Pets Female and male names sorted as either human or fun, and a pet of the month contest. |
| NewPet_com Resources for new and soon-to-be pet owners including choosing the right pet, care and ownership costs, discussions, safety precautions, pet adjustment, housebreaking, feeding, grooming, travel, names |
| Pawsperous_Pets Features a place for pet lovers to celebrate their love of animals through pet stories, humor, and articles. |
| Paw-Talk_net Chat forum for pet owners and animal lovers. Noticeboard, surveys and articles. |
| Pet_Gallery A celebration of cats, dogs, and other pets as personalities. Profiles with photographs, memorials, book store, and links. |
| Pet_Guardian_Angels_of_America General and health articles about pets, book recommendations, and links. |
| Pet_Love_Shack Includes cartoons, recipes, pictures, and information about animal care, pet welfare and shelters. |
Rescue
Physics
"Rescue Physics" is a reintroduction to freshman
physics from the perspective of rope-rescue systems. This presentation
was given at the 2007 Mountain Rescue Association Conference.
Statics and Vectors are used to calculate forces in haul systems,
anchors, highlines, direction changes, and litter teams.
Physics presentation
(ppt format - 6M) Physics
presentation (pdf format - 3M)
Simulation of Climbing and Rescue Belays
This simulation was written to try to understand the gripping
requirements for "manual" belay techniques in both
rescue and climbing situations.
Previous studies of human grip strength have shown a wide
range of gripping ability.
This simulation includes nonlinear rope, knots, damping, carabiner
and belay device friction, slipping in the belayer's hand, and
lifting of the belayer.
Simulation
of Belays presentation (pdf -7M).
I will post the model here soon.
Rescue
Rigger Force Calculations
Steve Achelis and I have been adding capability to the force
calculations in the RescueRigger software program. Version 6.0
is now available.
RescueRigger allows you to create virtual rescue systems on
your PC. You connect ropes, carabiners, pulleys, and brake-bar-racks
with simple mouse clicks.
The force calculations understand the complexities of friction,
prusiks, the difference between raising and lowering, etc. For
example, the forces on this 3:1 system are different when lowering
(when the ratchet prusik catches the load).
Version 5.0 added calculation of horizontal forces and motion
of the gear, in addition to about 60 new pieces of gear, curved
rope, and sharper graphics. Version 6.0 adds automatic downloading
of new gear as it is released on the Rescuerigger website.
Click here
for more information about RescueRigger.
Older Testing
Shiva Telemark
Binding Tester at Black Diamond September, 2003
Shiva is a pneumatically powered fatigue-testing machine capable
of cycling to failure any currently available telemark binding.
Shiva Video (3.4
Meg).
Highline Drop-Testing
September, 2000
We loaded up a litter with 220 pounds of rocks on a Tyrolean
over Ferguson Canyon and cut the main line to test whether a
tag-line belay is effective. Download the videos to see the results
Drop #1 video (1.2
Meg) Drop #2 video (1.2 Meg)
Comparative
Testing of High Strength Cord - November, 2000
How strong is that cordelette? Some of the "high-strength"
cords - aren't.
This paper was presented at the 2000 ITRS symposium in Tucson,
AZ.
Cord-Test paper (pdf ) Test data
(Microsoft Excel)
Euro Death-Knot
(aka Flat Overhand) Testing - November, 1999
Is this a death-knot? Or is it a good knot for joining rappel
ropes? I got curious, so I decided to do some testing.
I pull-tested the flat-overhand, the flat figure-eight, and
the double-fisherman's. EDK test results.
Water-Knot Testing- March, 1999
Water-knots gradually slip - or "ratchet" under
cyclic loading.
This paper was presented at the 1999 ITRS symposium.
Water-Knot paper (pdf)
Qualifying
a Rescue Rope - July, 1999
Cut and abrasion testing of static ropes and webbing.
This paper was presented at the 1999 ITRS symposium.
Rope paper (pdf)
SLCo SAR Pull-Test Session - November
1998
Quick look testing of various knots and rescue gear.
11/98 test results
MRA Intermountain Recert Pull-Test
Session July, 2000
More quick look testing.
7/00 test results
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Last Updated on 6/07/07
By Tom Moyer
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