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climberted
Aug 14, 2012, 5:47 PM
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So I'm thinking about purchasing this Mammut rope from a craigslist add but I'm not positive what type of Rope it is. From the photo I can see it's a 60M (1) EN892 Rope but I'm not sure of anything else. Any help is appreciated
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jeepnphreak
Aug 14, 2012, 7:06 PM
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I have an mammut infiniy 9.5 mm that has the exact same colors. But mammut may have other blie ropes
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climberted
Aug 14, 2012, 11:24 PM
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Turns out you are right. Thanks a bunch for the help
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Kartessa
Aug 15, 2012, 9:34 AM
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climberted wrote: So I'm thinking about purchasing this Mammut rope from a craigslist add but I'm not positive what type of Rope it is. From the photo I can see it's a 60M (1) EN892 Rope but I'm not sure of anything else. Any help is appreciated
She's lookin a little old and used... wouldn't you feel safer on a rope that you know it's history?
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redlude97
Aug 15, 2012, 10:45 AM
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Kartessa wrote: climberted wrote: So I'm thinking about purchasing this Mammut rope from a craigslist add but I'm not positive what type of Rope it is. From the photo I can see it's a 60M (1) EN892 Rope but I'm not sure of anything else. Any help is appreciated She's lookin a little old and used... wouldn't you feel safer on a rope that you know it's history?
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Kartessa
Aug 15, 2012, 10:59 AM
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redlude97 wrote: Kartessa wrote: climberted wrote: So I'm thinking about purchasing this Mammut rope from a craigslist add but I'm not positive what type of Rope it is. From the photo I can see it's a 60M (1) EN892 Rope but I'm not sure of anything else. Any help is appreciated She's lookin a little old and used... wouldn't you feel safer on a rope that you know it's history? If that is old and used I should have retired my Infinity after 1 week...
What I'm saying is: You like to know where your girl has been before you go climbing on her... shouldn't you feel the same way about a rope?
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climberted
Aug 15, 2012, 11:19 AM
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I went to check it out. The guy bought it and climbed on it twice before breaking his femur in a car accident. So now he has to sell it to get some funds for the medical expenses. It really doesn't look like he has used it at all, other than the fact that its a tad bit dirty
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redlude97
Aug 15, 2012, 11:22 AM
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Kartessa wrote: redlude97 wrote: Kartessa wrote: climberted wrote: So I'm thinking about purchasing this Mammut rope from a craigslist add but I'm not positive what type of Rope it is. From the photo I can see it's a 60M (1) EN892 Rope but I'm not sure of anything else. Any help is appreciated She's lookin a little old and used... wouldn't you feel safer on a rope that you know it's history? If that is old and used I should have retired my Infinity after 1 week... What I'm saying is: You like to know where your girl has been before you go climbing on her... shouldn't you feel the same way about a rope?
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Kartessa
Aug 15, 2012, 11:34 AM
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redlude97 wrote: Kartessa wrote: redlude97 wrote: Kartessa wrote: climberted wrote: So I'm thinking about purchasing this Mammut rope from a craigslist add but I'm not positive what type of Rope it is. From the photo I can see it's a 60M (1) EN892 Rope but I'm not sure of anything else. Any help is appreciated She's lookin a little old and used... wouldn't you feel safer on a rope that you know it's history? If that is old and used I should have retired my Infinity after 1 week... What I'm saying is: You like to know where your girl has been before you go climbing on her... shouldn't you feel the same way about a rope? Do you know the full history of every rope you have ever climbed on?
I've known the history of every rope I've purchased.
Just like any guy I've dated. (one-nighters don't count since you protect the shit out of it)
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billcoe_
Aug 17, 2012, 10:59 AM
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Kartessa wrote: I've known the history of every rope I've purchased. Just like any guy I've dated. (one-nighters don't count since you protect the shit out of it)
pfft, the use of the word "guys" in your description pretty much guarantees all you are getting is lies.  No "guy" fesses up the truth. Hopefully the dude does better with the rope than you do with the "guys" off Craigslist. LOL.
BACK ON TRACK CLIMBER TED:
Rope bag -Check. indicates lower likelihood of battery contamination
Bullshit story - check.
Substantial savings? .....Uhh, hey Ted, how much money are you saving on this VS the Karessa $84 10mm rope (INC SHIPPING) you can get brand new? (See the deals thread in Gear. IE, what is your landed cost to you home after freight? (if any) That's the nut of the question there.
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Kartessa
Aug 17, 2012, 11:52 AM
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sittingduck
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Manufacturers incorporates a strand of fabric into the core of the rope to ease age identification. Sometimes the strand may have text on it like this:
Maybe you can determine the age of the rope this way?
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billcoe_
Aug 27, 2012, 7:59 PM
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billcoe_ wrote: What did ya pay for that used rope? I'll guess $45.
$40?
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billcoe_
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$37.50?
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Marylandclimber
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sittingduck wrote: Manufacturers incorporates a strand of fabric into the core of the rope to ease age identification. Sometimes the strand may have text on it like this: [image]http://www.rockandice.com/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/IMG_0866.jpg[/image] Maybe you can determine the age of the rope this way?
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USnavy
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climberted wrote: So now he has to sell it to get some funds for the medical expenses.
(This post was edited by USnavy on Sep 8, 2012, 11:34 PM)
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ChalkIsCheap
Sep 13, 2012, 10:29 AM
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Kartessa wrote: redlude97 wrote: Kartessa wrote: redlude97 wrote: Kartessa wrote: climberted wrote: So I'm thinking about purchasing this Mammut rope from a craigslist add but I'm not positive what type of Rope it is. From the photo I can see it's a 60M (1) EN892 Rope but I'm not sure of anything else. Any help is appreciated She's lookin a little old and used... wouldn't you feel safer on a rope that you know it's history? If that is old and used I should have retired my Infinity after 1 week... What I'm saying is: You like to know where your girl has been before you go climbing on her... shouldn't you feel the same way about a rope? Do you know the full history of every rope you have ever climbed on? I've known the history of every rope I've purchased. Just like any guy I've dated. (one-nighters don't count since you protect the shit out of it)
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billcoe_
Nov 28, 2012, 9:31 AM
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billcoe_ wrote: What did ya pay for that used rope? I'll guess $37.50?
$32? Come on, how much did you save by adding the unnecessary risk? Whats yer life worth here? What did it cost?
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billcoe_
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billcoe_ wrote: billcoe_ wrote: What did ya pay for that used rope? I'll guess $37.50? $32? Come on, how much did you save by adding the unnecessary risk? Whats yer life worth here? What did it cost?
Can we assume dude bought the rope, took it out to use it and SNAP! .
That's all she wrote?
On the gravestone: Saved $42!
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billcoe_
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billcoe_ wrote: What did ya pay for that used rope?
$25.50?
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