In reply to John long:
One more hopeful Monday morning bump. If anyone knows Max the puppy (and his owners) then please nudge them towards this thread. They were a family (?) group of five or six people, and the 18-ish lad who lead Ash Tree Wall as his first route of the day was pleased with his new shoes.
We are certain they intend to get the rope back to us but they obviously haven't found our contact details yet!