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Technical rescue
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Technical rescue teams
respond when the situation is
especially difficult and requires
significant resources to be
deployed.

Examples of rescues:
• following a vehicle roll-over
into a ravine, the victims are
rescued via motorized means
• evacuation of an injured
worker from a location that is
difficult to access
• helicopter rescue operations
in mountainous terrain...

Technical specifics:
• technical rescue teams
operate in any terrain.
They have complete mastery
of all progression and belay
techniques on rope
• when the terrain allows,
downward evacuation is
preferred because of the
gravity-assist
• upward evacuation is a team
effort that requires perfect
coordination by everyone
involved. It demands techniques
which are sometimes particularly
complex: raising systems,
creating a hauling system
using lightweight pulleys,
counterweight techniques...

NEW
2018
MAESTRO
MAESTRO S and MAESTRO L are descenders designed for
technical rescue operations. They facilitate the manipulation
of heavy loads, in lowering or hauling, and can be used in the
primary system or in a back-up belay. This versatility allows
rescuers to adapt to any situation they may encounter on the
rescue scene.

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