GhostRedwood98
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Would Sterling Tritech be a suitable rope for a rope bridge? I really like the feel of it and was wondering if more experienced climbers would be able to give me an answer.
Thank you!If you like it, use it, and monitor it.
Jeff
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I think he's asking about a rope bridge on a saddle, not to walk acrossAt $4.28 per foot, that will be a damned expensive rope bridge. I am presuming that you are talking about a pedestrian bridge where the people walk across a single line and have "hand rail" on either side. If that's not what you had in mind, you need to let us know a bit more about your bridge.
Regarding Tritech rope:
If I were building a rope bridge, for my weight-bearing rope I'd go with a very thick rope that will never get slick and will have a high strength rating while being rather inexpensive. 3-strand polyester rope comes to mind. It is cheap and strong, as well as being more resistant to fraying that braided ropes. Any cross-ties will be super easy to splice through the 3-strand, also.
- The technora outer sheath is very well suited to the abrasion and cut resistance you would like to have in a rope bridge.
- The Dyneema core will be very strong, and have very little stretch; this is also desirable.
- I didn't find any diameter available except for 11mm, which I would consider a "do not use" thickness. That is a bit tiny to walk on, and if we are talking about the two "hand rails" of the conventional 3-rope bridge, that is a bit small for almost anyone to hang on to if their feet slip off.
- As a safety lead for attaching to a rolling attachment to an overhead line, it would be perfectly suited for that.
I'd recommend 1" thick rope similar to this very highly rated rigging line:
Three strand is very easy to splice reliably, and this will improve the strength of any attachments and inspection as well.
I'd go with a pretty hefty rope for the hand rails too, but not a full 1".
Tritech knots fine, it's a little stiff but holds knots once they are set from my limited experience with itOk! That's a pretty hilarious mistake on my part, eh?
With that new perspective, I'd have some reservations. That rope is rated for life support, but I don't know how well a three layer rope would hold a knot. I'm pretty sure it is impossible to splice. Sherrill sells 1 foot sections with two stiched eyes. 1 foot long might be a bit long.
https://sherrilltree.com/sterling-tritech-11mm-per-foot/
I was speaking specifically for bridge rope, 16 strand is best, holds up way longer than anything else ive triedI prefer double braid for most situations, or 12-strand of most any kind, due to the ease of splicing it.
16 strand handles nicely, but that can be a bit variable according to how tightly it is wound.
You're good haha thank you!Ok! That's a pretty hilarious mistake on my part, eh?
With that new perspective, I'd have some reservations. That rope is rated for life support, but I don't know how well a three layer rope would hold a knot. I'm pretty sure it is impossible to splice. Sherrill sells 1 foot sections with two stiched eyes. 1 foot long might be a bit long.
https://sherrilltree.com/sterling-tritech-11mm-per-foot/
I only looked at this thread because I wanted to see if the bridge was finished.Ok! That's a pretty hilarious mistake on my part, eh?
With that new perspective, I'd have some reservations. That rope is rated for life support, but I don't know how well a three layer rope would hold a knot. I'm pretty sure it is impossible to splice. Sherrill sells 1 foot sections with two stiched eyes. 1 foot long might be a bit long.
https://sherrilltree.com/sterling-tritech-11mm-per-foot/
No absolutely not. It would be horrible.Would Sterling Tritech be a suitable rope for a rope bridge? I really like the feel of it and was wondering if more experienced climbers would be able to give me an answer.
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