marking your rope

my rope (new england apex 10.5x60m) does not have a mid mark. I'm not sure if and form of paint, sharpie ink, etc would damage the integrity of the rope. What is the best way to mark it without damaging it?

I use a sharpie. It wears off fairly quickly but it's good enough for me. I'm pretty sure if you search the forums here you'll find all the options discussed.

Use a sharpie. Bluewater ropes has a thing on their site that says to use the laundry sharpie, the ones that say "rub-a-dub" or something. Black diamond did some quick testing that's posted on their site and didn't see any change, ropes still failed at the knot. I've used a regular sharpie on both my ropes and it works fine. Wears off after a while so you'll have to redo it in a few months.

http://mountainproject.com/v/climbing_gear_discussion/rope_marker/106819011

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Wood burning tool? Or maybe cut a notch in it so you can feel it in the dark : ))

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http://www.dailyclimbingtips.com/gear/5-ways-to-mark-the-middle-of-your-rope/

The gear shop in which I work, sells rub-a-dub sharpies as a way to mark the middle of the rope- apparently the fabric specific sharpie is a safe way to go.

I have one rope I threaded dental floss through the sheath like in Tristan's link. My other rope is unmarked. It doesn't bother me not having the middle marked anymore.

Will Copeland wrote:my rope (new england apex 10.5x60m) does not have a mid mark. I'm not sure if and form of paint, sharpie ink, etc would damage the integrity of the rope. What is the best way to mark it without damaging it?

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302691399&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442621248&javaScriptEnabled=false

That's what I use, works great and lasts a while too.

Use a sharpie and get back to climbing

spend the extra money on a bi-color

once you start using one you can't go back

Tyson Anderson wrote:spend the extra money on a bi-color once you start using one you can't go back

+1 bi-color /bi pattern is the absolute best.

second best is the monster marker that comes w/metolius ropes

2 thin peices of climbing tape around the middle works for a little while and it gives you some peace of mind and u can feel it in the dark but it tends to run through the atc kinda crappy

AJS wrote:http://mountainproject.com/v/climbing_gear_discussion/rope_marker/106819011 mountainproject.com/v/climb…

Fear of marking the middle of my rope is why I climb on doubles.

SHARPIE!!!!!!!!!!!!

coldfinger wrote:SHARPIE!!!!!!!!!!!!

im glad you came to that conclusion. how many more people could tell you to use a sharpie?

I make the mark at least 4" long along the rope. That way, less likely to miss it. Way back in the day, I saw some of the bi-color ropes exhibited weird shifts in the mantle after several rappels. Thusly, I have avoided those ropes. Anyone seeing that nowadays?

-sp wrote:Fear of marking the middle of my rope is why I climb on doubles.

Yet I only see one in your posted photo!?!

john pruett wrote: Yet I only see one in your posted photo!?!

Ha! Blue rope in the upper left corner (hard to see unless you zoom in on the image).

I stand corrected. Did notice your middle-mark on the other rope!