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[Arborlord]

I like the look of the beal bonsai 3450kgs min strength 13mm anhy one used this type of rope.

[Arborlord]

Actually its quite an important point raised here. We do all think about the strength of our ropes, our non tree climbing friends say "you must have good faith in your ropes?".

Cutting your rope aside, how many accidents occur from rope failure? I don't know but not many I would think.

More accidents occur due to karabiner failure, mostly due to locking krabs not locking, which in turn is due to lack of inspection.

Buying a rope based on the fact that it is holding your most valuable assett, your arse, is short sighted! Its the Krabs,cambium savers, friction hitches et all that are holding you in place, ignore them at your arses cost.

 

I never new a friction hitch held me in place that explains alot.

[MattyF]

Been using the tachyon W/O gloves, I don't have a problem with it, but then I have only used it with the hitch climber, maybe a more basic system would be harder on the hands.

 

Ive got some fly wich is pretty simular to tachyon, only 11mm rope i own.

can definietly notice the difference in being able to grab and pull the rope compared to a 13mm line not that im knocking 11mm lines just find 13mm easyer on my hands.

agree they would be a nightmare though on a prussik on blakes i would imagine...

[atree]

XTC plus for me, I fancy trying the tachyon but not sure how it would feel dropping to the smaller diameter?

 

I use that to,maybe off topic but does your coil up?mine does useing armour-prus hitch cord,how can i solve the problem?

[Steve Bullman]

this is always a strange topic, as mine doesnt at all......yet ive used other ropes where ive had the problem and other people havent.

 

what amount of wraps and braids are you using? i wonder sometimes if the hitch cord length being too short can cause this

[Rupe]

I never new a friction hitch held me in place that explains alot.

 

Well yes, your friction hitch is holding approx half your weight onto half of the rope. If that fails you'll only be attached to the end of the rope with nothing holding the rest of you.

 

Friction hitch cord must also meet en requirements, I'm not a boffin on these things so I'm not going to quote numbers but there will be a minimum breaking stregth for this also, I think its around 1.7kn??

 

I know that some friction hitches that are tied using one leg attached to the climber only i.e. blakes hitch or helical, should be tied using a stronger hitch cord. That why slpit tails for blakes hitches are usually made from the same rope as climbing rope.

 

I used to climb using a helical made from lyros which is strong enough but I was well aware of the fact that I was only held on by one leg of 8mm cord!!

[atree]

i use 3:2

[skyhuck]

I'm not a boffin on these things

 

Are you sure?????????????????????

[Steve Bullman]

same as me

[Rupe]

Yeah I'm sure. I know some stuff but when it come to en ce type b swl 3/8 I get bored.

 

You need a laz for that kind of thing, he has his own en number