橋(Ch'iao)是一個國際性繩索救援賽事，這個亞洲最大繩索救援比賽，2014年起源於台灣，由AiRAS亞陞繩索技術服務公司主辦，南投縣政府消防局為指導單位，主要參賽者為消防隊員以及民間救援隊。

 

Ch'iao is an international competition in the world of rope rescue. As the most known rope rescue competition in Asia, it is originated in Taiwan since 2014.

This competition was organized by AiRAS, a rope access technical service company and co-directed by the Fire Department of Nantou City Government. Most of the participating teams are from Fire Department and non-governmental rescue organizations. 

 

橋(Ch'iao)賽事與其他比賽最大不同點在於，橋(Ch'iao)的主要精神是創造一個技術交流的平台，聚集一群永不停止學習繩索技術的人們，並非純粹以爭奪名次為主的賽事。

 

The essence of Ch'iao is to create a platform to gather people who has never stopped progressing in the technics of rope access rather than simply competing for rankings.

 

因此橋(Ch'iao)的設計者便將技術工作坊與分享會概念加入，並且將橋(Ch'iao)延伸至地區關懷與人文培育的階層。

As a result, the director of Ch'iao implants technical workshops and meetings to share opinions. This concept further extends from the competition to local community and the consciousness of humanities.

 

歷年來橋(Ch'iao)受到兩家裝備製造商Petzl以及Xmonster的主要贊助，更得到歐洲比利時繩索救援最重要賽事Grimpday的技術總監Xavier Tourney大力協助，注入了許多國際賽事舉辦的經驗，使橋(Ch'iao)在很短時間內就受到國際的關注。

With the sponsorship from Petzl and Xmonster, two technical equipment company, and the assistance of Xavier Tourney, the technical director of Grimpday, a rope rescue competition in Belgium with significant influence in Europe, Ch'iao has raised attention from all over the world in a relatively short period of time.

 

『如果沒有何姐，就不會有橋(Ch'iao)』，這是橋(Ch'iao)創辦人陳彥杰每一年都會掛在心上的一句話，何姐（何麗珠分隊長）是橋(Ch'iao)賽事協辦單位之一的靈魂人物，更是橋(Ch'iao)與政府機構之間最暢通的一座橋樑。

“Without Mrs. Ho, there’s no Ch'iao .” This is what Jay, the founder of Ch'iao says every year. Mrs.Ho is the critical person that connects Ch'iao and the government together. She is the no doubt the bridge of Ch'iao!

 

『我會將橋(Ch'iao)帶上國際舞台，並將國際隊伍帶來台灣。』這是橋(Ch'iao)創辦人陳彥杰對自己的期許，也是對台灣繩索救助力量的承諾。

“ I will lead Ch'iao to the world, and bring the international teams back to Taiwan. ”This is not only a prospective of Jay himself, the founder of Ch'iao, but also the commitment to strengthen the power of rope rescue in Taiwan.