In each activity is an absolute rope in need, especially in mountain climbing activities. One function is to protect the rope for a climber from falling or touching the ground.
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| by. Sanji Akbar (San Rise) |
Types of rope:
1. Natural fiber rope
The rope strength is low, not flexible and dangerous for climbers.
Natural ingredients for the manufacture of natural fiber rope:
- Fibre natural leaf
- Seart coconut husk
- Fiber compatriots grass
2. Synthetic fiber ropes.
Ropes of this type is more powerful, robust, flexible, lightweight and easy to carry because it is more sring rope used.
Some of the rope which is a synthetic rope that is:
1. Polypropylene
Ropes made of this material does not become weak in the wet state. It is therefore often used in water sports. But the rope is not resistant to excessive sunlight.
2. Polyester
initahan rope advantage of friction, have good elasticity and small renggannya.
3. Nylon
These ropes are generally 17% lighter than polyster, this rope is made of highly elastic material that can not be used to pull something heavy. The rope was not exposed to water because bias can absorb water so that the rope becomes very heavy.
4. Hauzerlaid
synthesis of the street like a rope of natural fibers with a machine, often used mainly to practice down the cliff.
5. Karmantle
Karmantle rope divided into 2 parts, namely:
- Nucleus (rope), which consists of white fiber.
- Mantle (outer) which is untukmelindungi webbing straps.
The types of nodes:
- Eight knot (figure eight knots) Used at the end of the rope and to connect the ropes with a seat belt. Its shape resembles a figure eight.
- Eight node doubles (double figure eight knot) forms together with a knot of eight, but using two ropes.
- Node Italy (Italian Knot) For safety tether and use untu rappling.
- Goat knot (bowline knots) Untukmengikat strap on seat belts
- To tie rope knot glasses on bilayer that is used on the middle rope.
- Double fisherman knot (double fiserman knots) To connect two ropes of unequal size, but a kind and slippery.
- Connect the ribbon knot (knot type) To connect the ribbon atuau webbing.
- Noose knot (Prussik) To lock in the middle of the main rope and to add ketinggaian.
- Node lock (hand over) To lock in the middle of the main rope and the end of the rope is attached.
- To connect the rope knot equal.
- Base to tie the knot on the pole.
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| Surgeons knot end loop end strap |
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| Dbl uniknot node connects 2 threads |
