Climbing hangers feel sharp and seem obvious they would be bad for a rope, but for some reason, some people have done this. We test dynamic and static ropes in sharp hangers and hangers that are designed to have curved edges so ropes could be threaded inside of them. In our recent video of the "Texas Rope Trick" https://youtu.be/AkZKaSX6N1M many people asked why not just put the rope directly in the hangers if you had an emergency rappel of bolts not intended for it. Hopefully, this video answers that question. As always, you can find the chart of the data in our blog https://www.hownot2.com/post/ropes-in-sharp-hangers
NOTE: The static rope was 2020 Imlay Canyonero, a 9.2mm rope, not 9.8 fyi
Instagram post by @labajaclimbing https://www.instagram.com/p/CnXdmmQvLhC/
Bonier Dupla and Pingo hangers are at https://bonier.com.br/dupla/ and you can see what those break at - https://youtu.be/C0e76eyfDxc
See the forces of a 290lb climber falling for science https://youtu.be/Tnk4Ky-D9Bg
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What happens if you put your rope in a sharp hanger
01:53 Figure 8s on sharp hangers
03:21 Rope strengths and forces you get
05:46 Rappel in sharp hangers
06:34 Rappel on Duplas
07:09 Rappel on Pingos
07:40 Rappel on Metolius
08:29 Rappel on shackle pin
09:27 Our Data
10:13 Case Study
10:50 Sneak Peak