Free used rope in Rock of Ages-Moab
Had to cut my rope in Rock of Ages final 100' rap. This was a bummer because my 220' of 9.2 canyon DS had served me well for a few years.
The big rap at the end is actually a very easy rope pull with virtually no chance of getting it stuck, but something weird happened in the last 5 inches when it was just getting ready to fall. What I think happened is the end flicked up in the air and somehow doubled over to create a knot against the rapide. Although you can't see it from the ground, it kind of looks like a knot with a short piece sticking out parallel to the ground. I had never removed those plastic things at the rope end and think that may have contributed to this strange knot.
After trying gently flicking, swirling, pulling from different angles, and eventually pulling with all my strength, it was decided it was a loss. Of course, I climbed up as far up on the wall to save every last foot- but it was cut.
Maybe 60 feet left hanging. Yours to have for a short canyon rope, but I want to see a picture at the anchor of how it got spontaneously knotted!
Lessons learned: 1) Cut those plastic end things off the rope and make it as smooth as possible. 2) Always have a good knife with you to salvage as much of a stuck rope as possible. 3) Expect the unexpected.