Clearly, rope access work is not for those who quiver at heights.

He has completed some challenging rope access projects in the high-rise environment.

But rope access can be a hard sell.

When working a rope access technician always has at least 2 attachments, each having an independent anchorage point.

A sophisticated rope access system enabled the crew to film high up in the baobab trees.

The Matrix team also have specialist search teams and rope access teams.

Mr. Varone acknowledged that rope access could be a useful alternative.

After graduation Yates concentrated on mountaineering and did rope access work to support himself financially.

Each member of the production crew was required to attend a week-long training course to obtain a certification in ropes access.

As rope access is an industrial application, helmets are mandatory as they would be on a construction site.

The panels were installed using roped access techniques.

Rope access technicians use a back-up fall arrest system for the unlikely failure of their primary means of support.

Rope access: Industrial climbing, usually abseiling, as an alternative to scaffolding for short works on exposed structures.

Still, skepticism about rope access persists.

While inspection is the most common application, welding, cutting and heavy material handling can be accomplished by rope access professionals using specialized procedures.

In some countries, industrial rope access is a thriving trade, not only for building inspections but also for window washing and work on offshore oil platforms.

After obtaining a degree in biochemistry, Yates concentrated on mountaineering and did rope access work and mountain guiding.

This configuration allows a climber, caver or rope access worker to rapidly ascend a rope.

Rope access technicians descend, ascend, and traverse ropes for access and work while suspended by their harness.

The unit also has 24 officers who are trained in rope access techniques and trained to carry out searches and counter demonstrator operations at height.

Stephen Varone, director of operations for Rand Engineering in Manhattan, said he was approached a few years ago by a rope access company, but wasn't interested.

Richard Turner Ltd of Chesterfield, a firm specialising in industrial rope access, was hired to provide climbers to evict protesters from the trees.

The stadium was repaired by Houston-based rope access inspection and construction firm Reel Group Americas on February 13, 2009.

Rope access technicians also use this as a method to access difficult to reach areas at height for various industrial applications like maintenance, construction, inspection and welding.

A Petzl Stop is a descender used primarily in caving and industrial rope access made by the French company Petzl.