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The EDELRID Rope Machine Tour

© EDELRID GmbH & Co KG.

Climbers in the UK will have an unprecedented opportunity to see how their climbing ropes are made. From the 23rd of April until the 17th of May EDELRID, one of the world’s premier climbing rope manufacturers, are bringing their rope making secrets to partner stores across the country.

The EDELRID Rope Machine Tour Poster

In order to make the braiding process as clear as possible the motor on the production machine that will be touring the UK has been modified. This throttles the speed, allowing onlookers to watch the bobbins move around the core, braid the sheath and produce a 6mm cord right before their eyes. For those with questions an EDELRID representative will man the machine for the duration of each weekend, including none other than sponsored athlete Robbie Phillips - at both the Derbyshire and Edinburgh events.

The aforementioned machine comes directly from EDELRID’s production site in Isny im Allgäu, Germany, where all the brand’s ropes are made, and can be seen at the following venues:

  • Ellis Brigham in Covent Garden between the 23rd – 26th of April
  • Cotswold in Manchester between the 30th April – 3rd May
  • Outside in Hathersage between the 7th – 10th May
  • Tiso at EICA Ratho in Edinburgh between the 14th – 17th May

 


For more information www.edelrid.de



26 Apr, 2015
Hardly very novel. Can you easily do this in the UK. Visit Outhwaites the Ropemakes in Hawes. They have plenty of such machines in display as you walk through! You can even see a rope being twisted.
26 Apr, 2015
I see ropes getting twisted most days...

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