Kernmantle rope (from German kern 'core', and mantel 'sheath') is rope constructed with its interior core protected by a woven exterior sheath designed...
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for gaskets and general purpose utility rope but rare in specialized high performance line. Kernmantle rope has a core (kern) of long twisted fibres...
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force on the rope and thus the probability of the rope's catastrophic failure. A kernmantle rope is the most common type of dynamic rope now used. Since...
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Parachute cord (redirect from Para rope)
550 cord when referring to type-III paracord) is a lightweight nylon kernmantle rope originally used in the suspension lines of parachutes. This cord is...
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with lead climbing, top roping requires the standard equipment of a harness attached to one end of a dynamic kernmantle rope (usually via a figure-eight...
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the type of material being tied (string, cord, monofilament line, kernmantle rope, or nylon webbing). For example, cotton string may be very small and...
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Rock-climbing equipment (section Rope connectors)
"accessory cord"), which is a length of thinner (circa 4–8 mm) static kernmantle rope, tied via a double fisherman's knot into closed loops of any size....
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tucked. To untie, all that is required is a smart pull on the end of the rope, which withdraws the loop and causes the knot to spill instantly. A slip...
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the end of a rope in which the knot tightens under load and can be loosened without untying the knot. The knot can be used to secure a rope to a post, pole...
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Spanish web (section Rope structure)
performance. The apparatus is akin to a larger kernmantle rope. Unbraided cotton or polyster-blend rope is pulled through a soft, round, cotton sleeve...
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aid), they will require a harness attached to one end of a dynamic kernmantle rope (usually via a figure-eight knot). Their second—who will be belaying—will...
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and flax were used in the early days of alpinism, modern climbing uses kernmantle ropes made of a core of nylon or other synthetic material and intertwined...
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done with a static rope or with a dynamic rope with low elasticity. Kernmantle rope "Static Rope vs Dynamic Rope". rappellingusa.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020...
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expensive than rope of similar size, particularly kernmantle rope, which requires elaborate and expensive manufacturing. Unlike climbing rope, which is generally...
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program, a telephone financial-assistance program in the United States Kernmantle rope used for safety in rock climbing In sailing, ropes or netting around...
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7A (V6) boulder problems. 1953 : Edelrid Corporation [de] invents the "kernmantle rope" with an abrasion-protective outer sheath, making nylon ropes even...
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formerly used for industrial rope access made by the French company Petzl. The Stop is for use with single low stretch kernmantle ropes and is usually attached...
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specialist uses the blowtorch to open the jammed door. Natsumi is to use a kernmantle rope, for resistance against the strong winds, to get to Kachou and the...
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Harnesses of users involved in climbing should be attached to dynamic (kernmantle) rope, which has natural shock-absorbing stretch. In via ferrata, the harness...
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the use of equipment such as nylon kernmantle rope or cable ladders. The specialized caving techniques of single rope technique (SRT) are common practice...
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cords, or a single untwisted yarn of straight fibres, and are known as Kernmantle ropes. In electrical and electronic cables, braid is a tubular sheath...
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braided rope – was most commonly used. The commentary on some knots may fail to address their behavior when tied with modern synthetic fiber or kernmantle style...
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nylon ropes, before the advent of kernmantle ropes made this use both unnecessary and unsafe. It was used when the rope is subject to heavy or sudden loads...
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available at the time, even though they were only half as strong as the kernmantle ropes that would become available a few years later, the Italian hemp...
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commonly used nylon, polyester, or other type of rope. Kernmantle (kern = core and mantle = sheath) rope as it is called, is available in various types:...
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easy to lengthen or shorten. A rolling hitch is used to tie the end of each rope to the standing part of the other. Clifford Ashley suggested it for tying...
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line in places where conditions are not rough on the line. Double braid (Kernmantle) line consists of a core strength member and a sheathing for abrasion...
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