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Date: Tue, 2 Jan 1996 13:26:40 -0500
To: stevel@Vi*.on*.ca* (Steve Lewis)
From: m.therrien@ne*.qc*.ca* (Michel Therrien)
Subject: Re: ICE DIVING
Cc: techdiver@terra.net

Hi Steve,

Fist, happy new year. Second, I just have a few comments on your post
regarding lines for Ice Diving.

>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.

Steve, this is why these lines are not top-of-the-line for ice diving (they
sink).

> NEVER knot
>rope except to attach locking carabiners (two) to the diver end and an
>anchor or large ice screw at the tender end.... 

NEVER knot the line EVEN to attach locking carabiners.  There should be
splices (loops) at the end of the line.  Knots in polypropylen line are
simply no good.

Michel

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