Rope sheath degradation
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My rope sheath seems to be disentegrating as it passes through a belay device. It leaves what can best be described as “lint” on the device. Doesn’t seem to matter what type of device. This photo is from a QuickDraw that was used as a directional after lowering someone off a 30m pitch. Rope is two years old, a bit less than 100 days Climbing on it. It’s been well cared for and otherwise seems to be in good condition. Anyone else seen this happen before? null |
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caughtinside wrote: Yeah the sheath has practically no fuzz to it at all. I posted this as “degradation of sheath” but the appearance of the sheath is quite good, it’s just bothersome that threads seem to be visually breaking down like this. |
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"yer GONNA die!!!..." |
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Greg- i have the same rope and it gets the same orange "lint" collection on my rap device/biners. besides this, i've had no other issues with it; climbed/whipped/jugged/rapped/etc |
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You may have a burr or rough spot on one of your biners that is shaving some fibers off. Good idea to make sure you use one side of a draw as gear end and the other for the rope. |
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Every rope I've ever owned eventually does this. Kind of freaky at first seeing it, but I've never had one shed so bad I see core. By the time that would happen I've retired the rope anyway. I have always bought sale ropes (friggin' dirtbag with no$$) and have wondered if this is a result of "cheaper" ropes. But I don't think so; I've owned Maxims, Mammuts, Rocas, Blue Waters, Beals, and nearly every other kind. I still feel safe on them and have never had a rope issue because of this shedding. |
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Jaren Watson wrote: It’s not a problem at all. Not a bad idea to ask about it if you were concerned, but this is not cause for concern. Agreed, not a problem. |