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Replacing 5 yr old Ropes and Slings 3-Feb-2015 At 2:29:47 PM Wendy

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Very rarely do my harnesses or ropes make it to 5 years - but then I would probably do 70 days of climbing in 6 months. Not that I'm renowned for taking big whippers, but I take a moderate amount of mini falls and they are noticably abraided and ropes going squishy well before then and I tend to err on the side of caution. If they really haven't had much use and close inspection says they looked fine, i'd probably keep using yours, but I did notice a few years ago that when I pulled a 5 year old barely used rope out of storage, it was trashed within a year. So perhaps there is something in the age factor that it didn't last? Or Sterlings are just like that?

My loose slings, quickdraw slings and cam slings on the other hand, I frequently loose track of how old they are. The comment by Scott Camps the other night that manufacturers are recommending 3 year replacement on spectra used outdoors regularly had me trying to work some of it out - I think my first ultra light quickdraws are from my first trip to europe in 2004. So I might try and do some sling editing ...