Old Ropes

[*Chris*]

I read this and puked in my mouth a little bit. If you're thinking about whether or not it's time to retire that old battered rope, this might make your decision a little more easy. [cough] Adam [/cough]

[Adam]

I read this and puked in my mouth a little bit. If you're thinking about whether or not it's time to retire that old battered rope, this might make your decision a little more easy. [cough] Adam [/cough]

I'm getting better at retiring them... my current lead is less than a year old. but there's still some life left in those old beals i swear! good for gagetown whips

[martha]

Guilty.

Also, make sure when you retire your old cords that you cut them up into unusable lenghts... otherwise you might see them out at the crag with somebody else (eh Jamie? LOL)

gah. Fred and I desperately need a new rope.

[STeveA]

The big problem is when the ropes start to loose their stretch. A rope with 10% stretch will give about 6KN of forces to the system. Any less stretch and the forces go up. As ropes age they get weaker and loose their stretch, creating a double wammee.