Rope Rescue

Jul 13, 20222 min read

RESCUE GREAT DAY IN SEVILLE

by Jason Hindson This year we had the opportunity to compete in a new rope rescue competition, well new to Ronin. Rescue Great Day 2022...

Jul 13, 20225 min read

GRIMP Training

IMP 2 at Campus Vesta in Belgium. Three Ronin members were fortunate enough to attend the IMP 2 training program at Campus Vesta (Fire...

Dec 22, 20214 min read

A first-time GRIMP experience

We all know about it. The 'Olympics of Rescue'. The one that started it all. A place of triumph and tribulations: GRIMPDAY Namur

Jul 12, 20204 min read

Anchoring: The Realities of Self-Equalization

The terms “self-equalizing” and “load distributing” have often been used to describe anchor systems which are rigged in such a way that...

Nov 5, 20191 min read

Petzl ASAPs as Back Ups on Highlines

Ronin Safety and Rescue, a rescue training and service provider in Vancouver, BC, did some "backyard" testing on the use of Petzl ASAPs...

Jun 29, 201710 min read

GRIMP Day: Year 5

Well this year was Ronin’s fifth year at GRIMP Day. Really, it is hard to believe. We have met so many great people in and out of the...

May 3, 20164 min read

2016 Petzl Rope Trip

The Petzl Rope Trip is everything you would expect from Petzl. Having attended GRIMP Day in the past and seeing the type of event Petzl...

Apr 26, 20163 min read

2016 SPRAT Conference & Petzl Rope Trip Part 2

The SPRAT conference this year was held in conjunction with the Petzl Rope Trip and I am sure Salt Lake City, Utah didn’t know what hit...

Nov 23, 20152 min read

Report on the Ch’iao Rescue Competition

During last year’s GRIMP Day competition I met Jay Chen who had come to Belgium to visit us. He is the owner of a company called AIRAS,...

Nov 5, 20156 min read

Reflections on the Annual GRIMP Day

In the mid 2000’s, a friend of mine told me to check out GRIMP Day on YouTube. I watched the few videos about this event that were posted...