Demonstrating pyramid method of a group crossing a stream. Leader faces the current.

Leapfrog group crossing: last person passes behind group, holding onto each as they pass, and then becomes new lead person.

Circle or water wheel method: group pivots around person whose back is towards the current until person next to them in the direction of travel becomes next pivot.

Line method: group inches sideways across stream facing the current.

Tensioning system for the highline

Detail of Kootenay carriage setup

Practicing throwing throw bags

OOPS... a bit short!

Team stream crossing practice

The leapfrog method of stream crossing

Arriving at the scene of the afternoon's 'problem'

Looks like we have two subjects to rescue...

A team of four heads across the creek to set up the highline

After using throwbags to get a line across the creek, the rescue ropes are pulled across.

Rope management is an issue as the ropes are pulled across.

Actually, rope management is an issue on both sides!

The safety officer checks out the system before it is loaded.

Setting up the Kootenay carriage for the traverse and raise.