General Climbing Discussion

Topic	Date	User
Call it a blonde moment (with rope and marker pen)	18-Jan-2007 At 9:58:00 AM	Paradise
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So, just say someone thoughtlessly marked the centre point of their brand spanking new rope with a marker pen (though xylene free just your every day run of the mill marker) without considering that this may weaken the rope fibres. A little reading, past forum topics and links etc, suggests that this probably does affect the number of falls the rope (and attached climber) will survive. What do I... err I mean they do now? Has anyone else had experience with a marked rope? Will there be obvious wear? It there anyway to reduce the damage-wash it off somehow??? I was thinking of using it for a bit and retiring it super early (and when I can afford a new one) but it will always be in the back of my mind now :(

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