Coffee on Rope?

[B-rock]

Hey All,
I need seem expertise, advise, and insight!...(regardless, of the accidental and simplistic circumstances)...some 'dark roast' coffee got spilled on my Petzl Nomad 70 Meter DRY TREARTED Rope, in a very small section of the middle of the the rope...is it still safe to to climb with? (I know that coffeee may be acidic?)
Thanks,
B-Rock

[climb2core]

Ask petzl

But totally non educated opinion... I would wash my rope and climb on it.

[Pumpkin]

Was it black coffee? If it had milk/cream in it the pH is probably closer to neutral than acidic....maybe...

[toad857]

i'd climb on it.

[B-rock]

Petzl, is still returning a call!

[B-rock]

Pumpkin...yes, dark roast, black coffee no cream

[B-rock]

Climb2Core...also, going to wash rope, hopefully good to go?

[cliftongifford]

Climb on it and see what happens?

They make nylon coffee filters and stain nylon clothing with coffee, but who knows what it does to the strength of the fabric. According to a couple websites, coffee is not that acidic, and the blacker the less acidic it is. I'm intrigued to hear what Petzl has to say.

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-f ... cale.shtml

http://www.thecoffeefaq.com/7health.html

[TradMike]

http://k-mac-plastics.net/data%20sheets ... _chart.htm

Looks like little affect

[Clevis Hitch]

You should add sugar and cream to reduce the acidity. Plus as an added bonus if the spot is in the middle of the rope it can let you know that you are halfway or that you are trying really hard and just threw up your breakfast.