Burnham
Woods walker
Here's a question I've been meaning to bring up for consideration...I see in the Sherrill catalog that they offer as an option when ordering climbing ropes, to have the rope spliced on both ends.
Now, if I look on their rope comparison chart, I see that they rate some ropes as milking, and some as not. But those same ropes that they say do milk, they are also offering to splice on both ends.
Is there a procedure to milk the cover prior to splicing that ensures no further milking in use? And if so, does it work well enough that you never get any additional milking?
If there is additional milking in use after splicing both ends, wouldn't that render the rope unfit to use?
I was reminded of my interest in the subject by this thread in the trading post forum: http://gypoclimber.com/showthread.php?13806-Brand-New-Spliced-200ft-Poison-Ivy-Climbing-Line
Now, if I look on their rope comparison chart, I see that they rate some ropes as milking, and some as not. But those same ropes that they say do milk, they are also offering to splice on both ends.
Is there a procedure to milk the cover prior to splicing that ensures no further milking in use? And if so, does it work well enough that you never get any additional milking?
If there is additional milking in use after splicing both ends, wouldn't that render the rope unfit to use?
I was reminded of my interest in the subject by this thread in the trading post forum: http://gypoclimber.com/showthread.php?13806-Brand-New-Spliced-200ft-Poison-Ivy-Climbing-Line