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I used my rope to abseil down a sea cliff but when I got back to the top I found a cow chewing on it and it now has a kink. Will it be ok?

It was only a calf, not a big strong cow and it hasn't cut the rope, just kinked it a bit. Also only think it chewed it when I was back up and it had slack, so was probably just a wee nibble as it's a green rope like grass. I don't fancy wasting it and scrapping to buy a new one unless I have to really.

Where's the kink? In the middle or near an end?

Is the kink the kind of thing you'd expect after untying a tight knot? Is there any udder (sorry!) damage visible?

If it's just a bit kinked I can't see a problem still using it.

A kink in your rope?
Are you sure? Sounds more like it could be a cowlick to me...

Cud have been worse

It’s not what you want to hear, but I’d probably err on the side of caution.

On the one hand... ropes are designed to take a fair amount of abuse... saw back and forth over edges etc. However...

Whilst cows and calves only have lower incisors, they are naturally very sharp and exert a lot of force against the dental pad (the tough upper gum where the upper incisors would be), so they are pretty aggressive on soft materials. Added to this, they tend to move their lower jaw in a left/right motion when chewing, which could potentially be damaging to the inner strands of the rope. I work with cattle and getting a finger chewed by a calf can be pretty crushing!

If there’s a lasting kink I’d be a bit concerned. Sorry!

It’s not what you want to hear, but I’d probably err on the side of caution.

Your'e milking this now

How much does a new rope cost?

How much is you life worth?

Dave

moove on and buy a new rope.

If it’s only kinked at one end then use the udder end.......

Sorry but don't you come on here looking for sympathy. If you use a cow as an ab  anchor you get what you deserve. Crazy fool. 

Is that a beefstake?

I've HERD it should be fine. 

This all reminds me of one of my favourite threads of all time:

https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rock_talk/is_the_cow_still_at_the_bottom_...

 I don't think any of the posts actually answered the original question

If you use it as a top rope anchor and the cow pulls you up, does it count as aid? Asking for a friend. 

Can you herafford another rope?

You CUD stop being such a tight arse and buy a new one, or cut in calf and use it for grit 

Don't be bullish: don't steak your life on it.

Were you using a cows tail at the time.

If you do end up cutting some of your rope it would make a perfect Daisy chain

Who knows but I reckon the OP cud have used a daisy chain.

The OP should not ruminate on this issue for much longer. The chewed rope has definitely seen butter days and should be chopped or replaced. I can’t see how anyone could have any beef with this suggestion.

To err is human, to moo bovine.

I'm trying to think of a good reply but my moos seems to have deserted me.

I don't want to uddermine what other people have said but I think it might be a liabullity to carry on using it if it was damaged near the hoofway point. If near the end, I would remoove that section. 

Tim  

If you're abseiling from the midpoint then if you were to cut out the suspect section you would be able to tie the two ends together for abseils, and each half would be long enough to lead that length of route? If at the end you can just lose a it of rope?  it would be a mis-steak to climb on a suspect rope...