How to assess worn Rope?

No I got it. I wish I had the space to have ropes for different application. I only have room for a 150' and a 200' in the box. I was so pissed. It was the first climb on this rope and it got all boogered up.
 
Does anyone know the stats on how many fatalities/injuries are a result of rope failure? ... Not where the chainsaw was the culprit, but where a failure happened on account of not retiring an old rope? I feel like ropes are overly effective at holding a person's weight...which is a good thing. So how often do ropes fail at doing just that? I can see, in the case of rigging lines, that those ropes see much more friction, weight, dynamic loading, etc. etc.....but with climbing lines...I just wonder?
 
John_KAYS said:
Does anyone know the stats on how many fatalities/injuries are a result of rope failure? ... Not where the chainsaw was the culprit, but where a failure happened on account of not retiring an old rope? I feel like ropes are overly effective at holding a person's weight...which is a good thing. So how often do ropes fail at doing just that? I can see, in the case of rigging lines, that those ropes see much more friction, weight, dynamic loading, etc. etc.....but with climbing lines...I just wonder?
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I completely understand what you are saying; it would be interesting to see stats...
How often do climbing ropes fail? I don't really care to personally find out. I'd rather play it safe and come home to my wife...:)
 
Hello, I am translating a document from English to Italian on ropes and arboriculture and climbing, could you please tell me what does glazing mean referred to a rope/cord?
 
That made me cry. I have a tug-of-war toy for my dog that looks like that. Well, it used to be a lanyard. He had other plans for it, apparently.
 
As DSMc and Treezy said, melting of the outer fibers. Usually a momentary heating of the outer fibers above the melting point of the fibers. Usually not enough to completely melt through the rope or the individual strands. Glazing can easily be identified through sight and touch inspection.
 
Don't get me wrong.. that rope looks like it's taken it's fair share of arse whoopins. But, is there actually even one completely severed strand? The glazing doesn't really look all too bad from my phone either. I dunno, but going on no history and simply LOOKS... maybe I'm gravely misinformed or over comfortable.
 
jmaher said:
End is near? For real? Cause of the glazing? Those picks look less than minimal to me. Maybe I need to reevaluate what I would and would not climb on. I'm starting to feel slightly nuts. I'm with @Steve Connally I don't start to even consider it until I see core, or feel a change in diameter..
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That rope is still flying....even spiked the fucker the other day...not bad as I noticed quickly....
 
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