How do you repurpose your old climbing ropes?

I am working with a non-profit that repurposes a variety of different materials and I was asked the question what can old climbing ropes be repurposed for. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Turn it into a rug. There are multiple websites that either sell instructions or offer to create a rug out of you old rope for a $$$. If you have an old yoga mat that would help

I'm about to retire a rope (although it is early and has tons of life left in it)

I'm going to use about 35 meteres for a gym rope for this winter season, and the other 25 meteres for various things like Top Roping anchors etc...

I've heard of people making hammocks and rugs and such out of them as well, for non-climbing related items...You could always do this, too:

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Mine usually get used to the bitter end: lead rope>TR and route cleaning>fixed on some sketchy approach gully to hand over hand> cut up and in the trash. I would like if the nylon got recycled though. I am just not awarehow that could be done in a practical way.

M Sprague wrote:Mine usually get used to the bitter end: lead rope>TR and route cleaning>fixed on some sketchy approach gully to hand over hand> cut up and in the trash. I would like if the nylon got recycled though. I am just not awarehow that could be done in a practical way.

donating old ropes to route developers who may use em to send up hand lines is the best idea IMO ...

ropes are meant to help people ...

dont rug em ... you dont step on ropes when they are new ... dont make em suffer when they are old ;)

I bet this guy will be glad to have an old worn out rope.

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has anyone figured out a good way of making a rope bag out of the old rope to hold the new rope?

J. Surette wrote:I am working with a non-profit that repurposes a variety of different materials and I was asked the question what can old climbing ropes be repurposed for. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Scratching post for my kitties. Wrapped tightly around a 4x4, they love it!

surette,

if i remember correctly... there is/was a bin at the spot
climbing gym for recycling ropes.

used an old rope to hang speakers in the living room

I've never thrown away an old rope. I have sold a bunch of them for $10-20 on craigslist for non-climbing uses (rafting/kayaking, tow ropes, tie downs etc - there are plenty of non-climbers out there who use ropes for all sorts of things.

Drag line for hauling dirt-filled buckets in cave digs.
Mark

I turned one into a nice rug/doormat, and I always keep ~100 ft. of climbing rope tucked away with the jack and spare tire of my cars.

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This is what I did with some old gym ropes:
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