Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering. With over 20,000 copies sold, the CMC Rope Rescue Manual has become the standard reference for many departments and rope rescue training programs. The manual reflects what we've learned through many years of responding to resuces and teaching hundreds of students. Now in its third edition, the manual has been updated and several new chapters have been added. From the Publisher Rappels, either during training or on operations, are hazardous activities.
Risk management is a result of experience, training, and good personal judgment.
It is the user's responsibility to obtain competent instruction, choose quality equipment and use adequate safety procedures. It is full of great illustrations, techniques and ideas, unfortunately they make it too obvious that CMC also sells hardware - fortunately it's great hardware. I particularly like the appendices where the results of various testing to failure was done on knots, etc. Nothing like scientific data to back up experience. Correct errors and omissions in this listing.