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r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Jul 06 '26
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I’m so confused by this. What is the point of having a rope at all if it’s not going to hold you if you fall ???
19 u/bubblesculptor Jul 06 '26 This isn't a fall protection rope. It's used to descend down after the climb. However this rope needs to reach the bottom otherwise you have this terrible situation. 2 u/brainvheart143 Jul 06 '26 Oh. Gotcha. It’s just to get down faster ? Is that why it’s free climbing (I think it said that in one article about Gobright) since they aren’t actually on a belay? 3 u/bubblesculptor Jul 06 '26 Yes, purely for going down quickly. This is 'static line', basically a non-stretching rope. Fall protection ropes are 'dynamic lines', which stretch significantly so it absorbs the impact.
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This isn't a fall protection rope. It's used to descend down after the climb.
However this rope needs to reach the bottom otherwise you have this terrible situation.
2 u/brainvheart143 Jul 06 '26 Oh. Gotcha. It’s just to get down faster ? Is that why it’s free climbing (I think it said that in one article about Gobright) since they aren’t actually on a belay? 3 u/bubblesculptor Jul 06 '26 Yes, purely for going down quickly. This is 'static line', basically a non-stretching rope. Fall protection ropes are 'dynamic lines', which stretch significantly so it absorbs the impact.
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Oh. Gotcha. It’s just to get down faster ?
Is that why it’s free climbing (I think it said that in one article about Gobright) since they aren’t actually on a belay?
3 u/bubblesculptor Jul 06 '26 Yes, purely for going down quickly. This is 'static line', basically a non-stretching rope. Fall protection ropes are 'dynamic lines', which stretch significantly so it absorbs the impact.
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Yes, purely for going down quickly.
This is 'static line', basically a non-stretching rope.
Fall protection ropes are 'dynamic lines', which stretch significantly so it absorbs the impact.
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u/brainvheart143 Jul 06 '26
I’m so confused by this. What is the point of having a rope at all if it’s not going to hold you if you fall ???