Cougar blue frayed...

[JoshR]

So I bought this based off of recommendation and for the darker color. Well, I was testing it out behind the house one evening, using it in single rope setup with the rope wrench, and I decided to zip down the line rather quickly to work my landing accuracy on branches. Afterwards I noticed this on the rope and only in this one spot...Ive never had this happen to any other rope that I've owned. Could a defect have caused that? Or just user error? Any ideas?

 

[SRTsteve860]

ive seen that kind of damage from a toothed cam ascender slipping when you put load on it and it frays the cover. what are you using for an ascent system?

-Steven

 

[JoshR]

Haas with a ct ankle ascender. Which they are both toothed so...that does make sense that that could have happened on my way up and I obviously didn't notice it since it was below me till I came back down.

ive seen that kind of damage from a toothed cam ascender slipping when you put load on it and it frays the cover. what are you using for an ascent system?

-Steven

 

[SRTsteve860]

in my opinion that'd be my guess, with just one odd step prevent the cam from immediately engaging causing the slipping/tearing. and being in one small isolated spot makes sense as well

 

[JeffGu]

I think SRTsteve nailed that one. That looks like toothed cam damage to me.

 

[RajElectric]

It happens to me when my knee ascender is "backwards" on the rope and I go to fast.

 

[JakeRiggs]

YOLO...screw it burn those lines

 

[TCtreeswinger]

I just did it today on my lava.