conifer removals... top down, or bottum up?

[IJB]

Here here Mangoes... a White Pine I removed last week nearly ruined a perfectly good climbing rope of mine. One half of the line is coated in a thick sticky layer of sap (course that's what I get for not using my friction saver).

Anybody have any suggestions on how to clean pine/spruce sap from rope?

 

[Roger_Barnett]

Very very hot water and citrus cleaner worked for me...but it took several dunks in a 5 gallon bucket....but this was far worse sap than you have, I'll guarantee ya....

 

[IJB]

Thanks Roger, I'll try that.