04/13/2026
We had a wonderful, smart highschool young man - Isaac - come to us a while ago with hopes of learning more about rope, and completing a very extensive and impressive science project on it:
A Portable intelligent Rope inspection System (iRiS) for Work-at-Height Safety Ropes using AI
Guiding Question: How might cameras and machine learning be utilized, along with current inspection techniques and occupational procedures, to inspect, monitor, and report the condition of kernmantle climbing ropes and work-at-height safety lines?
https://platform.cysf.org/project/c1dd986b-bc55-46a4-a905-c83f107a2bc5/
Linked is his findings! We are so happy to have helped him in a small capacity, and would love to share what he accomplished! Check it out!
Last August, I was taught how to manually inspect a rope during a lead climbing course. Throughout the inspection process, the climber runs the entire length of rope through their hands inch-by-inch to feel for abnormalities while simultaneously scanning the rope for any visible damage. While practi...