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a great finish to 2009
Di is really pleased to announce that she has just become an Edelrid sponsored climber.
The Edelrid logo will now join the team which already includes Scarpa, Grivel & Deuter.
"The roll and life of a rope has changed over the years since EDELRID first invented the kernmantel rope back in 1953. Back then you didn’t want to fall and the rope was there more as a mental support, a fall wasn’t wanted. In the 1960s and early 70s gear started to develop making the possibility of falling not so life threatening as it had been. Nowadays falling is normal, bolts and good gear mean that you have the freedom not to worry about falling and you can push your limits. The result of this is a ropes life has become very arduous, from dusty dry conditions indoors, constant fall absorption to dusty dry or wet conditions at the crag or in the mountains. Other factors contribute to this hard life such as worn karabiners, roughing up the sheath and excessive chalk in the first few meters drying the fibres. With our new series of ropes and treatments we are combating a lot of these challenges making ropes to satisfy every climbers needs." www.edelrid.de
Here's wishing everyone who reads this, a fantastic 2010.
Wishing you all many hours suffering on routes and getting ridiculous hot aches; thigh burns to bring tears to your eyes and laugher that will need you rush to the loo :)