Why is a Petzl PURline 65 meters?

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Written By John Godino
 
 
 

The Petzl PURline, made for light hauling and as a rappel pull cord, comes in a rather odd length of 65 meters. Why is that, you might wonder?

I was curious about this, so I asked Petzl directly. 

When you rappel on your 60 meter climbing rope on the other side of a rope block, you’re using the PURline as a pull cord.

Your dynamic rappel rope will stretch about 5 meters, which takes you conveniently to the end of the 65 meter static PURline. Yes, those Petzl product designers are quite clever!

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John Godino
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