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What to do with an 8mm mammut dry treated rope

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Trevor Ellis · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2024 · Points: 0

I picked up a mammut 8mm climbing rope a while back when I was first getting into climbing not really knowing what I was doing other than it was a good deal for the rope. I now know that this rope is meant to be more of a half rope to be used in tandem with an additional rope when ice climbing and mountaineering. Both of which I don't have a whole lot of interest in. I do mostly sport climbs in ohio and Kentucky. I am thinking of chopping some sections of this rope to make some quad anchors. Is there any reason this would be unsafe? Is there anything else that i can use this rope for?

https://www.mammut.com/us/en/products/2010-04350-11238/8-0-alpine-dry-rope

Link goes to mammuts landing page for the rope in question

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Allen Sanderson · · On the road to perdition · Joined Jul 2007 · Points: 1,100

You can send it to me for proper disposal.

Nate Slavin · · Columbus, OH · Joined Jun 2020 · Points: 20

I'd sell it here before chopping it up! I think you'd find that having multiple quad anchors at your disposal will be just about as useful as your Ohioan 8mm half rope. Also if your really want multiple quad anchors, they can be made out of much cheaper stuff.

Or keep it. You never know what your climbing future will bring.

CTB · · Cave Creek, AZ · Joined Jul 2015 · Points: 300

I guess it depends on how long it is. I have the same 8mm thats a 70m that i lead with doubled over as two half's. Works great when i know all the pitches i will climb are under 110’. Its a great length for the area im in. 

K Go · · Seattle, WA · Joined Oct 2017 · Points: 170

I only use my 8mm half rope as a tag line for multipitch where you need 2 ropes for the rappel. If it's moderate climbing I'd rather bring something like that than a skinny 5-6mm tag line because if you get your main rope stuck when pulling it after a rappel you're left holding just the tag line... would rather have at least a half rope in that situation.
But if you're doing single pitch sport, I'd just sell it. Make quads out of 180cm dyneema slings instead. 

Anna Brown · · Albuquerque, NM · Joined Mar 2015 · Points: 9,003

I’d also sell it. 

nic houser · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2017 · Points: 10

I chopped the middle of my 8mm half rope. I’m in the market

Mark Pilate · · MN · Joined Jun 2013 · Points: 25

I love that rope.  Sell it.   Chopping it to make quads would be going backwards on the Gumby-move scale

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