Our friends at Skylotec showed us a really clever way to solve a common problem: keeping your rope from getting damaged when setting lines from the ground. Anyone who works with ropes knows that abrasion is a serious concern. If your rope rubs against a sharp or rough surface—whether it’s the edge of a metal […]
Anywhere people are setting lines, we are excited to help. Not too long ago, we got this message from one of our customers: I am a whitewater rafter and kayaker who helps promote a slalom race on the Rio Grande near Taos NM. A white water slalom event has ‘gates’ hung at appropriate places along […]
Last week, DTX Shoulder Shot inventor Malcolm Dooley traveled to a high tower training facility at Fort Worth, Texas. Meeting with team members from Skylotec and Maple Leaf Rope, they tested their devices together on a 340’ tower used for training tower access and tower rescue operations. Later that night they hosted an open climb […]
Imagine: the ski lift has broken. Dozens, if not hundreds, of skiers are now trapped 30 feet above the ground. One of the roles for any ski patrol is known as lift rescue. Ski patrol now needs to safely get these passengers to the ground. The slow, traditional way is to work from the various […]
DTX Tooling started in 2018 when Edison Energy in California contacted my fishing company. That company manufactured an air-powered bait cannon that could shoot a fishing line hundreds of feet into the water. They wanted me to develop a similar air pressure powered line launcher to get fall protection line up high towers for maintenance […]