Old Climbing Ropes

[Phil K]

It's basement cleanout time, and with my "hardman" days a thing of the past, I have ropes to repurpose. (Don't you just hate that verb?) Yeah, I've read about the standard solutions; rope mats, dog leashes, etc. Any other brilliant suggestions, or does anyone want to adopt one of these? They are old, 10+ years, but generally have very low use and have been stored in ideal conditions; away from chemicals/corrosives, cool, dark, moderate humidity. But still, maybe not what you'd want to trust with your life.

From Lt to Rt: 

Oldest of the batch, a 9mm scrambler's  30m twin rope

Pull cord, 5mm I believe, 70m+ length. I got this to go with the Duodess and used it maybe once. It would still be fine for a lifetime's worth of high-vis tat!

Mammut Duodess 10mm (?) x 70m. Awesome rope, very little use.

Set of Mammut half ropes; 9mm x 60m. Mostly used for ice climbing, no known issues.

 

 

[mthorman]

Sent you a PM.