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My new climbing line got a nasty core shot on a pine removal yesterday and the debate is whether to retire it or do a short splice.
The sheath tore about 15 feet from the end when it pinched against a stub I missed, so I'm torn between the cost of a new rope and trusting a repair on a primary life support line.
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oliver_fisher8d agoMost Upvoted
Heard a guy on a podcast say he'd only trust a splice on a secondary line. What's the rope's age and use like otherwise?
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robert_roberts7d ago
Honestly, that's a pretty expensive place to find out you missed a stub. Tbh I'd retire it and just eat the cost, because a splice on your main line is just asking for trouble later. Not the kind of surprise you want when you're 60 feet up.
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