Cord vs Rope terminology

[Santiago Casanova]

Like many words, its meaning comes from it's context and application. Cordage, cord and rope are just some of those words, just make sure not to spell it chord

I can only imagine how poorly a hitch chord would work in my climbing system.

 

[Richard Mumford-yoyoman]

I can only imagine how poorly a hitch chord would work in my climbing system.

For sure, it just wouldn't sound right.

 

[Santiago Casanova]

For sure, it just wouldn't sound right.

Maybe a cymatic ascender could get us to the top of a tree with the right chord. I will keep checking climbinginnovations.com to see what develops.

 

[Stephen Moore]

I think in today's world the term denotes it's intended use more than its construction. In olden times when sailing ships were the kings of rope work, they only had Hemp, Jute and manila twisted strand ropes. Most of them were much larger in diameter than we now need using modern textiles and construction. Some people refer to wire rope as cable? right or wrong at least you know what they are referring to. Think of the strength we can achieve in a 1 inch rope ( Endura ) now, 70,000 lb breaking strength! That's awesome! you can lift a large excavator off the ground! Things in the world of ropes has really changed and so has terminology.