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Climbing Rope & Denatured Alcohol

Suburban Roadside · · Abovetraffic on Hudson · Joined Apr 2014 · Points: 2,419
rose robin wrote: It is a really important factor when you are about to travel for a journey and especially in case of tracking up on a hill or climbing with a rope. Here the travelers who are supposed to go for a climbing with a rope must be un-alcoholic by nature.  You may take an idea from Norton Antivirus Support Number that will be helpful for you.


Yes, here we have a big problem with our ropes being drunk, It comes from hanging out in coils.                                                                                                                                          There are Bars & liquor stores on every sreet. so before you can get them up into the mountains                                                                                                                                                 from the city  you 1st  have to try to find a un-alcoholic rope, but like I said a bar on every corner.

It is to damn Hot!  

Harumpfster Boondoggle · 1 hour ago · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2018 · Point

0dafuq?

this was to show the fool with his "bungy Necklace"

A simple long sewn sling crossed behind the shoulders secured to the main waist rig,                                                           ---                                                                                                            The next step is to secure your device of choice by tying over hand knots at the appropriate height or clove hitches for those tiny clips, which, 

  Harumpfster , did you see the "Bungy Necklace"? 
Andrew Papan · · Tralee · Joined Feb 2018 · Points: 0
20 kNwrote: Isopropanol alcohol is not safe for use on nylon as far as I am aware. I looked into this awhile back and the answer I got was that it's a no-go. As far as your rope goes, the only way to know for sure is to test it. Buy a few nylon runners, soak them in the same amount of the chemical as your rope experienced and then send them in to be pull tested. That will give you a more certain answer. Most companies would be willing to test them for free.

https://www.challengedesign.com/blog/gear-manufacturers-statement-regarding-cleaningsanitizing/

Why is there such conflicting evidence? the tests that Edelrid did seem to say that the ropes were not damaged or any Gear wasn't affected by exposure to isopropanol. I have seen on the chemical tables and it says that it is dangerous for nylon? Scary stuff they the is disagreement on something that your and my life might depend on

Gunkiemike · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 3,732

The outfit I work for heard first hand from Sterling and Edelrid that 70% isopropyl alcohol is safe to put on ropes and slings for disinfection.

Ackley The Improved · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2020 · Points: 0

If you get blood on your rope you clean it in a mild bleach solution. Rinse very well.

https://www.qrfs.com/blog/197-life-safety-rope-nfpa-requirements-for-cleaning-and-storage/

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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