Spent $400 on a new climbing rope and it snapped on me last month

Felix Lane · 2026-03-15T01:20:06.252216+00:00

I was about 30 feet up in a big oak, making a standard cut. The rope was maybe 6 months old, a brand I trusted. It just gave way with a pop, no fraying or visible wear before that. I had my lanyard on, so I was okay, but it shook me up bad. Anyone else had a rope fail like that out of nowhere?

evan_davis4mo ago

Tbh that's terrifying, and I'm with @dianam19 wondering what really happened to it.

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lisahayes6mo ago

That "pop" sound is terrifying. My buddy had a similar thing happen with a brand new rigging line, just snapped clean during a light pull.

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dianam196mo ago

Was your buddy's "light pull" actually a tug-of-war with a truck?

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leom746mo ago

Honestly, a rope snapping with no visible wear sounds off. You sure it wasn't damaged during storage or had a hidden factory flaw you missed? Six months is a long time for something to happen to it.

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