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Static ropes have a wide variety of uses, for instance in fire rescue operations and caving.
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Static ropes are designed to allow relatively little stretch, which is most useful for applications such as hauling and rappelling.
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Static ropes, used for example in caving, rappelling, and rescue applications, are designed for minimal stretch; they are not designed to arrest free falls.
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Abseiling, however, is best done with astaticropeor, alternately, with a dynamic rope with low elasticity.
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Ropes used for climbing can be divided into two classes: dynamic ropes and low elongation ropes (sometimes called static ropes).
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