In reply to fraidycat:
> Just getting into bigger walls now and have noticed there's a scary creaking noise (like a door in a horror film) coming from my harness/rope both of which are brand new - £50 harness, £90 rope.
> Can't deny it freaks me right out, feels like it's gonna snap.
>
> Any ideas?
If you're quite new and unsure what to look for, ask someone at a wall to check your gear over for you. Very unlikely there's anything wrong with it unless you've abused it, but for peace of mind, I'm sure someone would be happy to run an eye over it.
If all the stitiching on the harness looks sound, and it's a new harness, I'm sure it's fine.
As someone else said, it's probably the knot tightening or more of the stretch being taken up in your rope. Remember, it's a dynamic rope so it's meant to stretch!!!