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Meanings of static rope in English

Rope designed not to stretch under load.

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Examples for "dynamic rope"
Examples for "dynamic rope"
1
Would it be best for me to use a static or dynamic rope?
Rock and Ice Magazine
2
The knots are handmade, usually from slings or dynamic rope.
Climbing Magazine
3
If your belay skills aren't up to the job, stick with the dynamic rope.
Rock and Ice Magazine
4
Using a new, dynamic rope, as opposed to a worn, stretched-out one, also helps ensure a soft catch.
Rock and Ice Magazine
5
In the first example, when you neglected to unclip from that quickdraw, you removed your dynamic rope from the protection chain.
Rock and Ice Magazine
Usage of static rope in English
1
In this method, a static rope is safest and easiest to use.
Climbing Magazine
2
Note: Never climb on a slack static rope using the toprope self-belay system.
Climbing Magazine
3
Tipping the balance slightly in favor of a static rope is its durability.
Rock and Ice Magazine
4
Once you are securely anchored, remove both devices from the now-unweighted static rope.
Climbing Magazine
5
A static rope, which a shipyard rope presumably is, provides no such stretch.
Climbing Magazine
6
A static rope, which a bed sheet rope presumably is, does not stretch.
Climbing Magazine
7
Easiest because the devices will track well along a static rope as you move.
Climbing Magazine
8
Below this, we dropped our last stretch of static rope.
Climbing Magazine
9
Do be careful with a static rope: Keep slack out of it, for god's sake!
Rock and Ice Magazine
10
Climbers experienced with this method recommend a 10mm or thicker static rope for security and rope longevity.
Climbing Magazine
11
He also carried that team's static rope.
Rock and Ice Magazine
12
Even a short fall onto a backup knot on a static rope can cause severe shock loading.
Rock and Ice Magazine
13
Do I need a static rope?
Rock and Ice Magazine
14
Use static rope, webbing, or cordelette for your anchor material, and build it low to the ground to reduce leverage.
Climbing Magazine
15
A fall onto a slack static rope could injure you (even fatally) or cause the system to fail.
Climbing Magazine
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All these problems could be avoided with a proper anchor made with static rope and extended over the edge of the cliff.
Climbing Magazine
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Static rope across language varieties
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