About this episode

This episode explores the history of descenders in rope access from the 1960s to the present.

This week we are going to take a look at where it started with descenders for rope access, way back in the 60’s all the way through till today. I may miss something. If I do drop me a message or e mail, leigh@5thpoint.com.au, always good to chat and learn. stay safe.

People in this episode

Host: Leigh

Topics covered

• descenders
• rope access
• history
• safety
• equipment

Keywords

• descenders
• rope access
• history
• safety equipment
• 1960s

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 5th Point

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