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jaablink
Mar 3, 2009, 1:43 PM
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I can recall hearing of one accident using a new set of bi-colored ropes . The halves were not equal, the climber rappelled off the end, and if I am not mistaken he did not live. This was clearly the fault of the manufacturer. If the climber knotted the ends….. There would have been a different outcome. .. You should always check your gear. Especially new gear. Trust but verify…
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d0nk3yk0n9
Mar 3, 2009, 1:46 PM
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jaablink wrote: I can recall hearing of one accident using a new set of bi-colored ropes . The halves were not equal, the climber rappelled off the end, and if I am not mistaken he did not live. This was clearly the fault of the manufacturer. If the climber knotted the ends….. There would have been a different outcome. .. You should always check your gear. Especially new gear. Trust but verify…
I disagree that this is the manufacturer's fault until more information is provided. What if, just to give one possibility, the ends had originally been even but that one end of the rope was damaged during use and shortened by the climber, who then did not shorten the other end to keep the halves even?
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