Highline Related Research
Below is a series of links to all the publically available research on highline testing we have found to date (we exclude papers with highline analyses and other citations because there are so many!). This review intentionally casts a wide net, so we included any research on a system that involves some horizontal transport, including deviations, guidinglines, etc. We have made an attempt to find as much as we could, but it is a work in progress. If you know of any additional testing we are missing, please bring it to our attention (contact us)!
Papers:
Highline Failure Videos:
Theory Papers:
Trip Reports:
Papers:
- 20 kN, 2012, Webbing & threaded highline analysis w/ strain gauge indicator
- Attaway, Stephen, Beverly, Marc, Mills, Mike, Weber, Erin, Belknap, Evan, Attaway, Nancy, 2013, Track Lines and Guiding Lines: Forces Based on Point Loads in a Catenary, Proceedings of the International Technical Rescue Symposium 2013 (Here are the presentation slides as well)
- Born, Russ, 2000, Still in Search of a Reliable Belay, Proceedings of the International Technical Rescue Symposium 2000
- Damien, 2015, Forces in Highlines
- Feldstein, Joseph, 2006, An Evaluation of Multiple Person Falls on Horizontal Lifeline Systems, Proceedings of the International Technical Rescue Symposium 2006
- Gethin Thomas, 2013, Tyrolean in use
- Goulet, Michel, 2001, Take the Load Off Highlines!, Proceedings of the International Technical Rescue Symposium 2001
- Hairer, Florian, Geyer, Demian, 2009, Kraftmessung an einer Slackline, Experimentelle Bestimmung von Kraften in einem Slacklinesystem mittels Dehnmessstreifen (DMS)
- Jorren, Damian, 2013, Umweltauswirkungen des Slacklinesports und Ableitung einer Handlungsempfehlung mit speziellen Betrachtungen zu Fixpunkten im Fels und dem praventiven Baumschutz
- Katlein, Christian, Miller, Fritz, 2010, Kraftmessung in Highlines
- Pete Knight, 2015, Woodland Tyrolean Development
- Smith, Gordon, Allen, Stephen, 2009, Force on a Highline Caused by River Flow, Proceedings of the International Technical Rescue Symposium 2009
- Unknown Author, 2010, Rope system testing at Unofficial Swiftwater Rescue Instructor meet, Norway, July 2010 (tested tension in a highline)
- Unknown Author, 2011, Gear Test - Leash Fall Simulations
- Unknown Author, 2013, Heave-Ho! (Pictures and Video of testing)
- Unknown Author, 2015, Zip Line Loads
- Unknown Author, 2015, More data on tyroleans (data table)
- Unknown Author, 2016, More tyrolean data fro insomniacs (Data Table)
- Woodward, Paul, Everist, Mike, Scott Grotheer, 2001, High Line Analysis, Proceedings of the International Technical Rescue Symposium 2001
Highline Failure Videos:
- BREDEP PERU, 2012, accidente simulacro de rescate - cruz roja peruana
- GerRogers, 2007, Highline failure
- Richard Delaney, 2013, Highline failure: catch with MPD/HTP belay (Youtube Video) (Produced by Richard Delaney at RopeLab)
- Richard Delaney, 2013, Knife cut - loaded rope
- Richard Delaney, 2013, Highline Failure
- Richard Delaney, 2013, Highline Failure - human belay (Youtube Video) (Produced by Richard Delaney at RopeLab)
- Two highline failure videos (Produced by Tom Moyer)
- WANE NewsChannel 15, Inside look at high angle rescue training
Theory Papers:
- Attaway, Stephen, 1997, Rope System Analysis, Nylon Highway 42:19-31
- Gazaway, Dave, 1981, Tyrolean Tensions, Speleo Digest 1981:256-257
- Harrison, Gene, 1977, Cable Tension Generated in a Trolley Traverse, Nylon Highway 6:14-16
- Jones, J.A., Isenhart, K., 1980, Rigging the Tyrolean Traverse, Nylon Highway 12:10-20
- Rigging for Rescue, Unknown Date, The Kootenay Highline Systems
- Schott, Ed, 1976, The Strength of your Rigging, Nylon Highway 5:11
- Smith, Bruce, 2008, Critical Angle Safety Factors, Proceedings of the International Technical Rescue Symposium 2008 (Reprinted in:
- Smith, Bruce, 2009, Critical Angle Safety Factors, Nylon Highway 54:5 pages (also posted here)
- Stovall, Paul, 2014, 180 Degree Rigging Equals Infinite Load
- Thorne, Reed, 2007, High Angle Offsets and the Sacred Cow, Proceedings of the International Technical Rescue Symposium 2007
- Thorne, Reed, 2007, A Young Persons Guide to Tracking Elements in Offsets and Highlines, Proceedings of the International Technical Rescue Symposium 2007
- Unknown Author, Unknown Date, Highline Tension Spreadsheet Calculator.xls (An Excel file you can use to calculate the loads on your highlines)
Trip Reports:
- Ballew, Kent, 1987, CN Tower Highline, Nylon Highway 24:21-22
- Brown, Michael, 1990, The Control Loop Highline: Highrise Emergency Egress System, Nylon Highway 31:26-27
- Isenhart, Kyle, 1985, The Seneca Rocks Tyrolean Traverse, Nylon Highway 20:22-25
- Maher, William, 1984, The Great Devil's Tower Tyrolean Traverse, NSS News 42(8):267
- Rooker, Norm, Miller, Mark, 2008, Red Mountain Bus over the Side FTX, Proceedings of the International Technical Rescue Symposium 2008
- Van Swearingen IV, John, 1996, The Incredible Tyrolean Traverse, NSS News 54(1):6-13
- Whitfield, Phil, 1986, The McIntyre Bluff Highline, The "Big Mac", Nylon Highway 23:24-26