because capn' a static rope will deliver a massively larger impact force on the gear not only on the initial fall...but also each time a piece pulls...if you climbed on a static rope, and you fell on lead, you would be killed....therefore if it were static, the rope would not be the first thing to break (as static ropes are stronger generally than dynamic) the biner or the placement would...
just curious that seems right to me...but always willing to learn...
[ 10-02-2002, 06:01 PM: Message edited by: Fence Sitter ]