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Broke a 30 year old climbing rope on a dead oak last month and had to rappel down on my lanyard
Thought the rope was still good since it looked fine on the outside, but after I hit a sharp branch it snapped right above my tie-in point, and now I check every rope for internal wear with a magnifying glass before I trust it, anyone else had a rope fail on them out of nowhere?
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samjohnson1mo ago
30 years and it snapped like that? That's terrifying, man.
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kim6931mo ago
Heard a mechanic say those older cables can hide internal rust for years, scary stuff for sure.
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