What does the Rescue Claw do in PEAK – Disaster Response badge

During PEAK’s Roots update, Aggro Crab and Landfall added multiple items that range in usefulness. The Rescue Claw can help you and your friends get out of dangerous situations, making it one of the best items introduced in the update.

How to find the Rescue Claw in PEAK

The Rescue Claw appears in luggage bags throughout PEAK’s levels. Although you have higher odds of finding one in rarer bags with multiple items, they can just as easily spawn in regular cases. Luggage spawns are completely random, so you’ll likely need to search several until you find one.

The Rescue Claw looks like a red and white grappling hook when you first find it. It’s noticeably larger than many other items in the game, making it easier to spot once you encounter it.

What does the Rescue Claw do in PEAK?

There are two main purposes of the Rescue Claw in PEAK:

1. Use it to grab an unconscious friend without having to run toward them.
2. Grapple yourself up cliff walls without expending stamina.

The main use of the Rescue Claw is grabbing and pulling unconscious friends who have succumbed to stamina damage. It can be tricky to climb back down the mountain to save them, especially if they fell to the bottom of the map. With the claw, you can partially detour before using it to grab them, making it much easier to save them with a medkit or some food before they die.

If you’re in a singleplayer lobby, you won’t have any unconscious friends to save from the brink of death. Instead, you can save yourself from falling or make traversing up mountains easier by using the Rescue Claw as a grappling hook. It has three uses, so although its durability is limited, you don’t have to worry about it being a one-use item like the Checkpoint Flag.

How to get the Disaster Response badge in PEAK

Obtaining the Disaster Response badge requires using the Rescue Claw to pull an unconscious friend 30 meters. You’ll need to be in a multiplayer lobby for this one. The easiest way to complete this is to have someone purposely take fall damage and land within a long but reachable distance from you. You can then use the claw to pull them up to you, letting you heal them and carry on with the rest of the expedition.