Coachschaller
Active Member
was watching the core come through the sheath. Time to switch the hitch...
This was 7mm accessory cord tied with a JRB ascender in soft bridge mode. I use it for tether, some SRT, and back up for rappel.
Flat spots (it was starting to bind a little bit)
core coming through. Several spots like this:
and where my carabiner attaches to the hitch:
Should I trash this piece of cord? Relegate it to a less stressful place in my system ( I use friction hitches on my linesman as well)? Maybe just use it for tying practice?
Could be normal wear, or a function of this particular brand of cord.
This was 7mm accessory cord tied with a JRB ascender in soft bridge mode. I use it for tether, some SRT, and back up for rappel.
Flat spots (it was starting to bind a little bit)
core coming through. Several spots like this:
and where my carabiner attaches to the hitch:
Should I trash this piece of cord? Relegate it to a less stressful place in my system ( I use friction hitches on my linesman as well)? Maybe just use it for tying practice?
Could be normal wear, or a function of this particular brand of cord.