Page 16 - Nate Fitch, Ron Funderburke "Climbing Knots"

Also, we don’t have to be surgeons to understand
that sharp edges and abrasive surfaces do enormous
damage to a climbing rope. While certain knots and
hitches can help mitigate these hazards to a climbing
rope, it is important to use best practices with anchor-
ing, lead climbing, or toproping to avoid severing
nylon ropes.
In this text five different kinds of nylon tools will
be described: climbing ropes, static anchoring ropes,
cordellette, accessory cord loops, and nylon slings.
They each have noteworthy differences in intended
application, diameter, length, and elongation.
Remember, the elongation of a rope or cord is
one of the most important things for a user to under-
stand, and this principle is the most common basis of
the designation of a static or dynamic rope. Elonga-
tion generally is measured by how a rope stretches,
but that of course depends on how much mass is used
to stretch the rope and how the stretching happens.

Rope care is NOT complicated. Treat the rope
like a good friend.
• Keep it dry.

• Keep it away from hot things.
• Keep it away from any chemicals you would
not want a child to drink.
• Store it in a safe, shaded, dry place.
• Keep it away from sharp or abrasive things.
• Retire it when it is too old or worn out.
• Clean it when it gets dirty.

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