Examples of high angle locations include: pipe racks, ledges, and catwalks, tops of vessels, cranes, and water towers.
Rescuers are totally dependent upon the ropes used to keep them and the victims from falling and to gain access to and egress from the rescue location. High angle rescue is considered to be terrain that has a slope angle of 60 and higher. Ropes may have to be relied upon to gain access to the victim, to support the team members and the victims during the rescue and remove them from the rescue site.
The steeper the ground, the more difficult and the more technical the rescue becomes. Rope rescue operations are frequently defined in terms of the type and steepness of the terrain where they are to be performed.
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