rope Archive
The Factors of Safety Quiz was published 25th July, 2015. The quiz has been completed some 1,100 times with an average result of 55.85%. Below is the quiz with the breakdown of results. I believe that some of
It is common knowledge that placing a knot in a strand of rope effectively reduces the strength of the rope. As roping technicians, our challenge is to be able to look at a system and undertake a critical
Synthetic kernmantle rope has traditionally been characterised as either Dynamic or Static. These general terms have probably been derived from their intended use, specifically that activities with planned dynamic events should use dynamic ropes. The range of
There have often been discussions about the so called “right” and “wrong” ways to tie a figure-of-8 knot and they seem to focus on whether the strand being loaded is on the “inside” or “outside” of the
It is common for rope technicians to work with two ropes. The secondary rope serves as fall protection if the primary rope is severed. This initiates a sudden load over contact points and places significant forces on
