Santa Barbara, CA, March 11, 2022 – CMC™ is excited to host its second GRIMP™ North America March 24-26, 2022. GRIMP North America is an international rescue skills challenge that will bring together 12 professional teams from around the world to compete in complex rope rescue and confined space rescue scenarios. The competition is designed to foster learning and collaboration within the global rescue community, as teams work together to sharpen their skills and response capabilities.
GRIMP North America will take place aboard the Battleship IOWA, an award-winning Los Angeles museum exhibit and interactive tour located on the LA Waterfront in San Pedro, California. Spectators are welcome to attend the action-packed event to enjoy views of the above-deck challenges, product demonstrations and tours of the battleship itself.
The 12 teams invited to participate hail from the United States, Canada, Belgium, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Netherlands, Malaysia, and Germany, and possess an extensive and diverse range of experience in rope rescue, rope access and confined space rescue. For many of the participants, this will be a first competition, while others are seasoned competitors in similar events like Belgium’s annual Grimp Day. Event sponsors include CAMP Safety, Courant, KONG USA, Never Let Go (NLG), Rock Exotica, Society of Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT), Sterling, STREP, Teufelberger, TEXORA, and Traverse Rescue.
The Battleship IOWA is located at 250 South Harbor Boulevard, San Pedro, CA, 90731, at the Los Angeles Waterfront. For complete details on GRIMP North America visit the CMC website at https://cmcpro.com/grimp-na/.
About CMC
Since 1978, CMC has been dedicated to making reliable equipment and providing the best training for professionals working in the most demanding, high-risk environments in the rescue and work-at-height industries. As co-founders of the Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT), the International Technical Rescue Symposium (ITRS), and the International Technical Rescue Association (ITRA), CMC remains committed to innovating across all work-at-height industries. An employee-owned company, CMC is an ISO-9001 certified manufacturing facility. For more information, visit www.cmcpro.com.
