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Just a follow up. I emailed the manufacturer of my rope - New England Ropes I have a Maxim Apex rope I bought 12 years ago and never used. It's been stored in a plastic airtight container in the dark, dry basement the entire time. It's still coiled from the factory. Do dynamic climbing ropes have a ...

@caribe. Thank you for your concern. My current rope is not my first rope. Yes, it's been awhile since I've climbed outside and only a half dozen times with my older kids in local climbing gyms. Before taking our hiatus from climbing we were regulars at the RRG for about a year. Before that we toppe...

@qmhill Thank you very much. I'll check it out.

I just purchased 3 more quickdraws, a harness for my smaller kids and a couple of locking carabiners from REI online. Where is a good place online to buy dog bones? I couldn't find them on REI or Eastern Mountain Sports websites. I found some black diamond dog bones on Amazon for $5.95 each. http://...

@JonnyC Good point. And the dogbones are used, older than the rope, and have falls on them. I guess knowing that as the climb progresses, the quickdraws are increasingly more redundant. However, there is only one rope. BTW - I found this pdf regarding old ropes. It helped relieve my worry. http://ww...

@Bruisebrother thanks for your reply. I had the same thought as you. The rope is still coiled as it came from the factory. How could it deteriorate? However, I googled "old never used climbing rope" and read enough opinions that the rope should be replaced to cause me doubt. I'd rather spe...

Thank you very much. I found the online climbing guide and saw how the number of bolts are listed on each sport climb. It was fun for my wife and I to reminisce about the climbs we remembered. It looks like most the 5.9s we thought our kids may like were 5 bolts. However, I may still order a couple ...

My wife and I climbed at the gorge during the mid 1990s... then we had kids. Now we are ready to introduce our kids to the Red River Gorge. We are planning to climb on Saturday and Sunday August 9th and 10th. This afternoon I pulled out the rubbermaid tote labelled "Rock Climbing Gear" to ...