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>Happy New Year Everybody, > >my dive club has put me in charge of purchasing a new line for ice diving. We >already have couple, but I'm wondering what the preferred >material/strength/length is for that application? I suspect that the >Canadians/Swedes/Finns on this list may have some suggestions? Floridians, have >a frozen margarita and delete this message. > >regards >michael, munich > MICHAEL: If you wanna spring for top-of-the-line line so to speak, 7mm climbing ropes are popular...they hold knots better than anything else I've seen and tangle less...unfortunately they are expensive and sink. Climbers tend to trash ropes once they've taken a fall or two and often you can pick rope and biners up cheaply from a local rockclimbing club. These used ropes are usually structurally sound and perfectly fine for use as a safety line for ice diving.. Polypro kernmantle lines are also good because they float! An interesting concept. Whichever you use, a good practice is to mark the line every three meters (10 feet) with shrink-wrap tape and a water-proof marker. NEVER knot rope except to attach locking carabiners (two) to the diver end and an anchor or large ice screw at the tender end.... Normal length is about 30 meters (100 feet) and your safety diver should be rigged with at least 1.5 times that length. Have fun you crazy buggers... :-) Regards Steve (why the hell do I live in Canada) Lewis
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