Translations:AY Honors/Canyoning/Answer Key/52/en
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What causes damage?
- Wear with normal use
- A fall (tearing or stretching of stitching and webbings)
- Prolonged exposure to UV radiation
- Contact with chemical products (acids, oil, fuel)
- Storage in damp or insufficiently ventilated areas
- Contact with heat sources (welding shards, gas burners, cigarette butts)
- Rough handling (scuffing along walls or against other material; an aluminium carabiner used on a steel lanyard wears very quickly)
- Use in dirty conditions. A rope that has been used in a grit environment, such as a canyon can develop micro abrasion of internal fibres weakening the rope. Dirty ropes also abrade other equipment faster.
