untwisting rope

[Will Cobb]

I climb on two ends of my rope with prusiks and it gets twisted which is a downside to this climbing system has anyone got any ways of untwisting your ropes after climbing like this? cheers

[tree_beard]

manage your ropes better while climbing:confused1: you might come down with a couple of twists in the middle of your rope after using both ends, but nothing that should cause you any bother... easy enough to throw out any twists when you are coiling/bagging your rope after use

[DrewB]

Ideally the best way would be to buy a lanyard! if not take off 1 prussik and run all the way through. or throw one end over branch and run rope over it and youll see the twists unravel themselves, if its really twisted you might have to do this more than once. Buying a lanyard will be easier though.

[DrewB]

and flake your ropes into a bag or tarp at the end instead of coiling it up.

[Alinicoll]

If you`re on a new rope they can do that for a while until they milk properly.

[Tom D]

This is caused by climbing on two ends, I used to but I found it a major PITA like you are. Just cut 6 or 7 meters off your line and use that as a second anchor, in exaxctly the same way you do now with the other end of your rope, as your ballance improves over time you'll need it less and less.

[Billy]

when your done for the day remove one prussik and pull the rope through your top anchor the long way this will remove all the twists in the rope.

[atree]

Ideally the best way would be to buy a lanyard! if not take off 1 prussik and run all the way through. or throw one end over branch and run rope over it and youll see the twists unravel themselves, if its really twisted you might have to do this more than once. Buying a lanyard will be easier though.

 

Or just buy a new rope...

[alex_m]

i've recently bought a 10m second line and finding it much better.

you can put it in a small ropebag on your harness and it doesn't get in the way.