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grover
May 21, 2004, 6:56 PM
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Trivia question
Who used Goldline before climbers and what was it called?
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edge
May 21, 2004, 7:32 PM
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I know it was used for marine use and spelunking prior to climbing, but have no idea as to it's original name.
My first rope was a 150 foot, 3/8" Goldline. I still have it (don't ask me why...)
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grover
May 21, 2004, 8:27 PM
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Yep !
Got the first part right... any takers on goldlines original name????
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aulwes
May 21, 2004, 8:36 PM
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I would say...... Goldline
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troutboy
May 21, 2004, 8:42 PM
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Well, it was originally made by the Plymouth Cordage Company.
I think the popular version was actually developed for use by the United States Army (10th Mountain) in WWII.
Cavers just adopted it for caving because it was the best rope available at the time. It really sucked for caving because of the high stretch factor. Anyone who has ever jugged on a piece of Goldine knows what I mean.
TS
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curt
May 21, 2004, 8:47 PM
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In reply to: Well, it was originally made by the Plymouth Cordage Company. I think the popular version was actually developed for use by the United States Army (10th Mountain) in WWII. Cavers just adopted it for caving because it was the best rope available at the time. It really sucked for caving because of the high stretch factor. Anyone who has ever jugged on a piece of Goldine knows what I mean. TS
It was first used in WWII, but not just by the Army. My father kept a piece of it that the Navy used for towing one target plane behind another plane (using a long chunk of this stuff) when Navy fighter pilots did target practice.
Curt
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jc5462
Jun 12, 2004, 6:52 AM
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Goldline was what I first climbed on. As a member of Rocky Mountain Rescue Group through 2002, I have jugged and rappelled it plenty of times and it is not so bad once you get use to it ( so you take 5 strides with your Jumars before you leave the ground) Stiff like cable, stretchy like bungy, but wears better than any rope made. This is also the best Tow Rope I have ever used.
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okie_redneck
Jun 12, 2004, 9:22 AM
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I never knew what it was called, but I'm sure its what we used for parasailing on land towed behind a car on a runway when I was maybe 13 in Boy Scouts. Can you still get it? My dad's looking for something for marine use with more give. He'd buy it for everyone who has a boat near his (someone's rope snapped last summer in a storm allowing their boat to do over $30,000 in damage to his). He says he'd love to use something more dynamic if it weren't so pricey (always in the sun and wet)
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