And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Climbing ropes are quite elastic (10%-13% from 30 years ago, maybe more now). Still that much of a fall will mean you are brought up short pretty quickly if your protection holds.
I rapelled and climbed out of Sotano Golondrinas in Mexico, 1086 feet in the late 80s. For that, we used PMI static rope. It had an elastic stretch of only about 3%. It was good for caving but no good at all for climbing.
Well, we'll know for sure is a couple of seconds.
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ReplyDeletePlease don't tell me somebody's doing that on purpose.
I don't think the climber is a-frayed.
ReplyDeleteNew or not that sudden stop at the end is going to hurt.
ReplyDeleteClimbing ropes are quite elastic (10%-13% from 30 years ago, maybe more now). Still that much of a fall will mean you are brought up short pretty quickly if your protection holds.
ReplyDeleteI rapelled and climbed out of Sotano Golondrinas in Mexico, 1086 feet in the late 80s. For that, we used PMI static rope. It had an elastic stretch of only about 3%. It was good for caving but no good at all for climbing.
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