Don_Serl Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 given the current deluge, this article is of interest: http://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/services/safety/wet%20ropes%20text.rtf shocking bottom line: wet ropes can see the number of falls held reduced to 30% of original! (note that this is not the same thing as having their strength reduced to 30% of original) slightly less shocking: iced ropes only suffer 50% reduction in number of UIAA falls held. not that i ever doubted that double ropes were the way to go for ice climbing (for a variety of reasons), but this is a clincher. btw, there's lots of other good reading about various rope-related matters (all from the Alpine Club of Canada website, directed courtesy mec.ca) at: http://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/services/safety/index.html#articles probably won't be climbing much this weekend - here's a chance to catch up on the reading... cheers, Quote
David_Parker Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 Thats interesting because generally speaking fabric gets stronger when wet. A wet t-shirt will not rip nearly as easily as dry one! Quote
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