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tedman
Oct 13, 2009, 9:28 PM
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So a crack in Indian Creek ate my rope. Comfortably Numb up at the Wall, the person that pulled it did it without thinking about it much. had to cut it. now its down to 42m. Basically short enough that I wouldnt want to take it cragging anywhere except maybe the gym, but they already give us ropes. SO, I was thinking about maybe using it to backup/replace a tyrol/fixed line or two around denver. Its a 10.2 bluewater dynamic, about 2 years old, still in great shape.
I'm guessing that the stretch in a dynamic makes it a bit less ideal than using a static, but does anyone know of any lines that are in dire need of replacing?
or if there are any other bright ideas for a good condition rope. I really dont care for a rope rug or dog chew toys.
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curt
Oct 13, 2009, 9:33 PM
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tedman wrote: what to do with a 42m rope...
Climb 40m routes?
Curt
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coastal_climber
Oct 13, 2009, 9:35 PM
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Tie up your girlfriend. She's into that stuff right...
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shockabuku
Oct 13, 2009, 9:36 PM
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You can send it to me, I'll use it in the gym. Mine has ropes too, but they usually suck so I bring my own.
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Rudmin
Oct 13, 2009, 9:53 PM
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Make a rug
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rtwilli4
Oct 13, 2009, 10:11 PM
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In Thailand, we use ropes that are in good shape to make anchors, since the climate eats chains.
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donald949
Oct 13, 2009, 11:08 PM
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Mountaineering rope.
Glaicer travel. It is a dry rope right?
Alpine, class 4/5easy simul climbing.
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kachoong
Oct 13, 2009, 11:22 PM
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rtwilli4 wrote: In Thailand, we use ropes that are in good shape to make anchors, since the climate eats chains.
This is what I did with the good parts of my old rope. We took lengths of it with us and replaced some of the anchor threads last year.
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rtwilli4
Oct 13, 2009, 11:36 PM
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kachoong wrote: rtwilli4 wrote: In Thailand, we use ropes that are in good shape to make anchors, since the climate eats chains. This is what I did with the good parts of my old rope. We took lengths of it with us and replaced some of the anchor threads last year.
If you are talking about Thailand... THANKS :)
Actually, no matter where it was... THANKS!
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kachoong
Oct 14, 2009, 12:49 AM
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rtwilli4 wrote: kachoong wrote: rtwilli4 wrote: In Thailand, we use ropes that are in good shape to make anchors, since the climate eats chains. This is what I did with the good parts of my old rope. We took lengths of it with us and replaced some of the anchor threads last year. If you are talking about Thailand... THANKS :) Actually, no matter where it was... THANKS!
Yeah, it was on Thaiwand wall last May... there were quite a few tattered ones, so I pulled the worst ones and replaced with new ones.
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kylekienitz
Oct 14, 2009, 3:20 AM
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go to billings.
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coastal_climber
Oct 14, 2009, 3:42 AM
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altelis wrote: coastal_climber wrote: Tie up your girlfriend. She's into that stuff right... Yes, yes she is!  PS- so's your mom.
Yeah, can't say I wanted to know that.
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bennydh
Oct 14, 2009, 4:38 AM
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curt wrote: tedman wrote: what to do with a 42m rope... Climb 40m routes? Curt
Or climb 20m routes and don't get lowered off the rope end.
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potreroed
Oct 14, 2009, 4:42 AM
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Perfect for climbing at Devil's Lake.
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Ubersmack
Oct 14, 2009, 4:58 AM
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Donate it to your gym if its just going to sit around
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TJGoSurf
Oct 14, 2009, 1:56 PM
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I met a girl at a bar, and she's like so you're a rock climber, will you tie me up with your rope? You wouldn't believe how fast I got out of the bar with her.
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granite_grrl
Oct 14, 2009, 2:33 PM
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It's probably plenty long fro cragging in a lot of places (at least in Ontario....I know, I know, hell iz lngr 4 me....). For some shorter local areas we actually have a couple of old 60s that we've cut in half and use.
Definitely nice on the hike if you know that you won't need a longer rope.
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steinmethod
Oct 14, 2009, 2:36 PM
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Sounds like it will make a good gym rope.
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acorneau
Oct 14, 2009, 2:41 PM
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Ubersmack wrote: Donate it to your gym if its just going to sit around
No way a gym would touch a used rope with a 10 foot pole. They might chop it up into 15 foot sections for knot tying practice, maybe.
[edit for clarity]
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markc
Oct 14, 2009, 2:58 PM
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granite_grrl wrote: It's probably plenty long fro cragging in a lot of places (at least in Ontario....I know, I know, hell iz lngr 4 me....). For some shorter local areas we actually have a couple of old 60s that we've cut in half and use. Definitely nice on the hike if you know that you won't need a longer rope.
That's what I did with an old 50m rope that I chopped due to a core shot. If you have crags that are 60 - 65' tall, bringing the shorty is a good option. 42 meters can be a pretty good length. (With the usual caveats of informing partners and knotting the belay end.)
I found a soft spot a while back, and chopped it down again. It's been retired from climbing use, but I've loaned it to a friend when his wife was worried about him working on his roof, cut off a couple pieces for my son and his friends, etc.
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jeepnphreak
Oct 14, 2009, 4:02 PM
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Shhhh that a secret, don't let people know about our really loose and crumbly sand stone.
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dagibbs
Oct 14, 2009, 5:42 PM
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TJGoSurf wrote: I met a girl at a bar, and she's like so you're a rock climber, will you tie me up with your rope? You wouldn't believe how fast I got out of the bar with her.
Yeah, but I wouldn't use my climbing rope for that. Far too much stretch in climbing rope.
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TJGoSurf
Oct 14, 2009, 5:44 PM
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I just used a 7mm piece, she thought I was very brave climbing on something so thin and short.
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nnichols
Oct 14, 2009, 5:47 PM
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Climb in Austin. No wait, that's too long of a rope for Austin.
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