how to stop my rope twisting

[egs]

Hi there, I am checking through my kit this afternoon . I have coiled my rope up to store it. However its full of twists etc. I have tryed chucking it over a branch to try and pull the twists out however its still twisting. Can anyone give me. Some tips to get it nice and straight again.

[ben lightfoot]

Normally twists if your using both ends i find that a good size tree make sure you drop one end and that should take them out or just lay it out in a long line and coil up as you normally would and you can sometimes see the rope untangling

Edited February 6, 2011 by ben lightfoot
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[ad15]

got given a good tip a few weeks bacl,, cut the end off,, not hte spliced end,, the other one,,,

[Justme]

Stop coiling it. Most rock climbers use a butterfly technique.

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFW51YwoLZ8]YouTube - Climbing Rope Butterfly Coil - How To[/ame]

 

Over use of friction descenders can also impart lots of twist.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Using one end all the time and leaving the other end in the climbing bag will leaving it full of twists. It needs pulling out of the bag and over the branch nearly every time to prevent this.

 

Just use the othe end for a couple of times and it should sort it

[western]

had this problem before. what i did was, tied a running bowline at the base of the tree and strech it 1m at a time then store as neat as possible . It worked for me? what rope have you got by the way?

[VEG]

Im shattered just watching him do that lol. I just flake mine into a bag job done.

[Ian Clarke]

flake the rope out to one side of you and then pull the rope through your hand holding it tight *yes your hand will get warm* pull at a reasonable pace but dont pull it fast.

 

as you get to the end of your rope it should be getting the twists out because you will see it twisting up and winding around when you get to the end. hope this helps and makes sense

 

to keep twists from occuring repeat this once a week should take 5 mins

[egs]

i have a tree worker XTC 45m.....

[Ian Clarke]

i can do 2 60m climbing ropes in less than 15 minutes. and besides a weekly thing will also show up any knicks or bad bits in the rope because your running your hands along it.