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My favorite climbing rope snapped mid- ascent last Tuesday in Raleigh
I was about 30 feet up a big red oak, tying in for a redirect, and I heard this awful popping sound. Looked down and saw the sheath was completely torn through on my Yale 11.7mm rope, right where it had rubbed over a gnarly branch stub. I had inspected it just a week ago and it looked fine, but that friction spot must have been hiding damage inside. Managed to get down safe using my prusik, but man, my heart was pounding. Do you all run your hands over every inch of rope before each climb, or am I just getting paranoid?
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joel_hall1719d ago
Man I don't run my hands over every inch, that would take forever.
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lopez.quinn19d ago
Ugh, "that would take forever" is exactly what I'm always thinking! Like, I get that some people are super thorough, but I don't have that kind of patience either. I basically just hit the main spots and hope for the best, haha. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who cuts corners on that stuff.
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