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 rescue community that we now call friends worldwide.  Preparing and competing in GRIMP keeps our staff current on updated rescue procedures and well trained in the execution of rescues.  It also provides them with new ideas about training scenarios for students.  I still get excited as I did year one to compete at GRIMP.  Bottom line up front

Four years ago Arc Teryx provided our GRIMP Team 7 Khard packs for use during the competition (and after).  As we have just completed the fourth year of competition I thought it would be an ideal time to update how the pack has worked for us. For GRIMP Day we put 300’ of rope into the pack plus a knot passing pulley, MPD, hydration bladder, spare snacks, Gore-Tex jacket and 2 -3 spare anchoring items such as a 25’ sling, 30’ of 8mm cordage and/or a steel strop. This weighs ar

For the past three years 6 firefighters from Metro Vancouver Canada fire departments and a BC Ambulance Paramedic have competed in the GRIMP Day (www.grimpday.com) competition in Namur, Belgium. The team is sponsored by Arc Teryx (www.arcteryx.com), PMI (www.pmirope.com) and Ronin Rescue (www.roninrescue.com). This does influence some of the gear used, however all gear was picked by the team prior to deployment and the providers were sourced out, not the other way around. Eac