UTV RECOVERY OPERATIONS

We’ve all been there — alone and unafraid, enjoying a weekend adventure or vacation in the backwoods and basking in the freedom American off-roading provides. Then BAM! You find yourself in a predicament. You misjudged the angle of the slope and didn’t see the ditch when you were backing up. That rock was a lot bigger than it looked, you have a flat tire, clearly through no fault of your own. These unfortunate realities could put a damper on your well-earned weekend, especially if you are miles away from help.

We met up with Gary Presson from North 40 Rescue, the premier rope rescue and land navigation training company in the Northwest, to learn how to get ourselves out of these tricky situations with the simple physics of mechanical advantage. Mechanical advantage is defined as the force amplification achieved by using a tool or machine. Using ropes and pulley