Mountaineering ropes

Nylon first found wide use in textiles and carpets. Because it is resistant to stress, it is now used in many other applications, such as mountaineering ropes, tire cords and fishing lines, and as a substitute for metal in bearings and gears. The extended applications of nylon precipitated a search for new super fibers with super strength and super heat resistance. 

Chandler D 1998 Finding transition pathways throwing ropes over rough mountain passes, in the dark Classical and Quantum Dynamics In Condensed Phase Simulations (Singapore World Scientific) pp 51-66... 

P. G. Bolhuis, D. Chandler, C. Dellago, and P. Geissler, Transition path sampling throwing ropes over mountain passes, in the dark, Arum. Rev. Phys. Chem. 53, 291 (2002). 

The people (or teams of people) are allowed to use standard mountain climbing and camping gear (such as ropes and backpacks) but not sophisticated electrical mechanisms such as engines. 

BSEN 892 1997 Mountaineering Equipment—Dynamic Climbing Ropes—Safety Requirements and Test Methods, BSI, London. 

Nylon and Ropes for Mountaineering and Caving, conference. Club Alpino Italiano, Turin, 2002. See www.uiaa.ch... 

Recreational personal support Mountain climbing caving rescue rope... 

Both the aramids and the polyethylenes have wide use in personal protective armor, and the polyethylene fibers have found wide use as ropes and lines for mountain climbing as well as boating and sailing because of their high strength and low density. They float on water and have a pleasant feel or hand as a rope or line. 

Transition Path Sampling Throwing Ropes over Rough Mountain Passes, in the Dark. 

Bolhuis, P. G., Chandler, D., DeUago, C., and Geissler, P. L. 2002. Transition path sampling Throwing ropes over rough mountain passes, in the dark. Annu. 53(1),... 

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