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Rope Bag

Definition of a Climbing Equipment Word

By Stewart Green, About.com

A rope bag keeps your rope clean while you belay.

Stewart M. Green

Rope Bag

A nylon sack that is used to carry and stow a climbing rope. It opens into a flat sheet or tarp when the rope is in use and zips shut with the rope inside for carrying. Using a rope bag, particularly when sport climbing, helps keep your rope clean when it is set on the ground atop the opened rope bag.

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