Hit 50 feet of climbing rope retired this season, which felt like a lot until I did the math

That's from just three primary climbing lines I use for removals. Each one gets inspected and logged, and hitting that mark made me really think about wear and tear. I'm on a two-year replacement cycle for my 1/2 inch lines now, but maybe that's pushing it. How often are you guys actually retiring your ropes, not just when they look fuzzy?

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claire_ramirez221mo ago

Two years seems overly cautious if your logs show minimal damage.

leo2381mo ago

Two years is a standard industry retention period.