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Hi all,

New to the forum so not sure where to post this topic.

Long story short, went climbing last week and left a brand new 60m static rope on a ledge.

Anyway, no one really climbs their so managed to get it back worse thing is it's took us 8 days to realise we left it as I presumed my friend had it, he thought I had it! Now it's been sunny here in north wales and also raining as usual.. The ledge we left it on faces south where we left it so guaranteed it's been sat the sun all day.

Big question..... Should we still use it???

Cheers guys

In reply to Meeko:

As long as it passes a visual inspection for damage then, yes. Ropes are not significantly damaged by UV, certainly not in that timescale.

In reply to Meeko:

Yes, should be fine.................as long as the mice or whatever haven't been at it

In reply to Meeko:

Another thing to remember is that static ropes really don't take any significant load. Body weight at most. I think it would take more than a week of N.Wales sunshine to have me worried !

In reply to Meeko:

People routinely abseil off bits of old rope which have been left round a tree/spike etc for a few years. Most of the strength of a rope is in the core which isn't exposed to sunlight, tape on the otherhand does suffer as all the fibres are exposed at some point, but not after only 8 days.