Ski Rope Comparison: A Pre-Season Glance
THR begins a more in-depth look at some of the potential skinny ropes out there for ski/ride applications.
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Tag: Ski mountaineering ropes
Rappelling on Skinny Ropes—Part 1: Devices
As high tech, skinny ropes continue to grow in popularity throughout the ski touring world, I often wonder how many users are having close calls or scary experiences rappelling on these ropes. In many ways, rappelling on a 6mm-ish rope is similar or the same process as rappelling on a regular climbing rope—but when it comes to adding friction, the skinny ropes require some practice, personal testing, and expertise.
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THR Gear Shed Podcast EP 1: The Skinny on Ski Mountaineering Ropes
The first episode of our Gear Shed podcast gets straight to the point. There’s no equivocating as Gavin Hess, Adam Fabrikant, and Billy Haas go deep discussing ski mountaineering ropes with some added side chatter about the rappel device of choice when using a skinny rope in the hills.
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