Ascent Series
Ascent NFPA-G
NFPA 1983 General Use. Built to be trusted, not admired.
PolyesterKernmantle
- Max MBS
- 12,600 lb
- Diameters
- 7/16" – 9/16"
Canopy Series
Canopy-24
A 24-strand climbing line that runs true through any friction hitch.
Double BraidPolyester Splice 90%
Schematic — Braided core inside a braided cover
24-strand polyester double braid built for arborists. The cover holds a hitch predictably and will not milk down after a season of SRT.
When to specify this
Purpose-built for climbing, not a repurposed marine line. Cover density and firmness are tuned to friction-hitch behaviour.
Engineering notes
- 24-strand cover holds hitch geometry without milking
- Firm hand. Feeds through devices predictably, wet or dry
- Spliceable eye terminations available factory-fitted
- High-visibility tracer options for canopy work
At a glance
- Max break strength
- 9,800 lb
- Diameter range
- 7/16" – 9/16"
- Construction
- Double Braid
- Fibre
- Polyester
- Elongation @ 30% MBS
- 4.2%
- Splice efficiency
- 90%
- Torque balanced
- Yes
Standard colours
Signal Red/Black · Cobalt/White · High-Vis Yellow/Black
Certification
- ISO 9001 batch traceability
Full spec sheet and batch test certificate supplied with every order, and on request beforehand.
Typical applications
Specifications
Minimum break strength is the value we publish and test to — not an average, and not a working load. Divide by your design factor before putting a number on a drawing.
| Diameter | Min. break strength (lb) | Weight (lb/100 ft) |
|---|---|---|
| 7/16" | 6,800 | 6.4 |
| 1/2" | 8,200 | 8.1 |
| 9/16" | 9,800 | 9.9 |
Working load shown at a 5:1 design factor for illustration only. Use the load calculator to apply the design factor, sling angle and termination efficiency your application actually requires.
Weights are nominal and vary ±5% with finish and coating. Elongation measured on new rope after bedding-in; expect higher values on the first cycle. Splice efficiency assumes a correctly made splice with the specified bury length.
Load against elongation
Measured to 30% of MBS. Beyond that the curve is extrapolated from the fibre, and drawn dashed to say so.
Load vs. elongation
Canopy-24 — stretch under load
Elongation as a percentage of original length, plotted against load as a percentage of minimum break strength. Drag, or focus the plot and use the arrow keys, to read any point off the curve.
- Elongation
- 4.2 %
- Load
- 30 % MBS
- Stretch / 100 ft
- 50.4 in
- Source
- Measured
- Solid — measured at 10, 20 and 30% of minimum break strength, interpolated with a monotone cubic so the fit cannot overshoot.
- Dashed — extrapolated to 12% using published Polyester elongation at break. Inferred, not measured. Do not design to it.
- Shaded — working load at a 5:1 design factor, i.e. up to 20% of MBS.
| Load (% of MBS) | Elongation (%) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | Origin |
| 10 | 1.4 | Measured |
| 20 | 2.7 | Measured |
| 30 | 4.2 | Measured |
| 100 (break) | 12 | Extrapolated from Polyester elongation at break |
Strength to weight
Break strength per pound of rope, across the catalogue. This is the number that decides what a two-person crew can rig.
Strength-to-weight
12 ropes, ranked highest first
STRENGTH-TO-WEIGHT — LB PER LB/100 FT
Break strength divided by weight per 100 ft, best size in each range. Numerically this is breaking length in hundreds of feet — the length of rope whose own weight equals its break strength.
| Rank | Product | Strength-to-weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apex-12 | 6,615 |
| 2 | Apex-12 MAX | 6,290 |
| 3 | Vector-PC | 3,793 |
| 4 | Thermion-AR | 3,136 |
| 5 | Datum-LCP | 3,125 |
| 6 | Meridian Hybrid | 2,663 |
| 7 | Ascent NFPA-G | 1,322 |
| 8 | Meridian-DB | 1,143 |
| 9 | Canopy-24 (this rope) | 1,063 |
| 10 | Harbour-3 | 1,040 |
| 11 | Surge-8 | 1,000 |
| 12 | Drift-PP | 809 |