Timeline for How to safely mark a rope
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| Jul 2, 2018 at 18:36 | comment | added | Willeke♦ | I would not be using dental floss but sewing yarn to mark the middle of the rope with a bit of yarn, and with a colour that stands out on the rope. Sewing yarn is available in many colours. | |
| Jul 2, 2018 at 14:26 | comment | added | endolith | Using tape as a middle marker has contributed to death of a climber: publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201212448/… | |
| Aug 26, 2014 at 18:04 | comment | added | WedaPashi♦ | @Roflo depends upon what sort of a tape we are referring to and how prolonged its used. The answer suggests that one should get rid of the tape after the day's work | |
| Aug 26, 2014 at 17:56 | comment | added | Roflo | Is the glue on electrical tape (or duct-tape) safe for the rope? | |
| Aug 26, 2014 at 16:24 | history | edited | WedaPashi♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 26, 2014 at 16:12 | history | edited | WedaPashi♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 26, 2014 at 14:34 | comment | added | user2766 | I'm not 100% convinced by the dental floss idea. This seems dangerous. It would be easy to compromise the integrity of the sheath, this accounts for a significant amount of the strength of the rope so be careful with this. | |
| Aug 26, 2014 at 14:15 | history | answered | WedaPashi♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |