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ron (User)
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1 Year, 1 Month ago  
Originally posted by Oldtimer
What got this old post revisited? Are you guys melting ropes by high speed descends again? Cool it! Slow down and enjoy the climb. It is not a race, it's an adventure and it's just for fun!

Let the professional Arborists smoke their ropes. They do it for living and can replace their climbing gear regularly as part of doing business. Remember: Low and slooooow.


LOL! That's good advice! But that's one reason I climb dDRT with a split tail - all I have to replace if I burn something is 4 feet of rope.While, I've never melted any rope - I pretty much abide by your advice with dDRT, but I do see the wear and tear on the split tail.
 
 
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Originally posted by Ron
LOL! That's good advice! But that's one reason I climb dDRT with a split tail - all I have to replace if I burn something is 4 feet of rope.While, I've never melted any rope - I pretty much abide by your advice with dDRT, but I do see the wear and tear on the split tail.


It's interesting that with the high temperature cover hitch cords coming into wider use climbers are starting to see their main climbing rope getting scorched while the hitch is undamaged. These are climbers who like to fly down their rope DdRT.
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