Climbing ropes are probably the most important piece of climbing equipment out there yet it seems like we (or just I) spend more time talking about the minute differences between various rock climbing shoes and other less important topics. Why this is I don’t really know. What I do know is that the process behind how climbing ropes are made is rather interesting as evidenced by this clip from the Discovery Channel’s How It’s Made:
Check out the American Alpine Institute blog for an additional video from Sterling with more information on how ropes are made.
