Haywood County Emergency Services and Jonathan Creek crews rigged a rope and pulley system to bring the patient down from the ...

For that, rescuers need an "anchor point" — basically, something to attach the rope and pulley system to for leverage. They'll often use trees, or in a pinch, a guardrail from a roadway.

So I am wondering about a block and pulley system. Sure, you need lots of rope, but I don't see that as a real big problem. Any one have experience with this and/or know of a better tool for the job?

First responders used a rope-and-pulley system to conduct the rescue. 'BIG DRAW': Passaic County plans to build a Vietnam veterans memorial in Wayne ...

Ancient Greeks built temples 2,700 years ago with an intricate system of ropes and levers to lift and move 900-pound blocks of stone — 150 years BEFORE the crane was invented In the sixth ...