Members: Dropped Carabiners
There is a common claim that “Dropped aluminium carabiners should be discarded as they can suffer invisible damage or ‘micro-fractures’ that may cause them to break below their rated strength.”
The history of this claim is unknown however it appears in all sectors of recreational and professional roping activities.
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Richard Delaney
Richard Delaney has worked professionally with ropes since 1992 as a multi-pitch rock-climbing instructor, technical rescue instructor and rope access technician. Understanding and teaching the Physics of Rigging is a core passion of Richard’s, one based on his experience, and his prior professional life as a qualified engineer.
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Steve ConwayApril 18, 2015 |
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