Update: A client's comment about my climbing line made me rethink my gear check

I was finishing a removal in Boulder last week, and the homeowner pointed at my rope and said, 'That looks pretty fuzzy, is it still safe?' I told him I inspect it, but honestly, I'd gotten used to the look. I checked my log and realized that line has seen over 300 working hours. Now I'm ordering a new one this weekend. How often do you guys actually retire your primary climbing lines?

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jadel656mo ago

What finally made you decide to replace yours?

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ericp676mo ago

My last line retired at 250 hours.

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taylor3055mo ago

You used to think pushing lines to 300+ hours was the way to go, right? I was totally in that camp until I realized the performance drop was costing me more time and frustration than early replacements ever did. Now I'd rather swap at around 200-225 hours and save myself the headache (and the mediocre results).

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