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Originally Posted by Kellen Hill

I am confused. Some people seem to think that putting a loop in a rope and using a hook to attach to it is somehow different than using hundreds of hooks to attach to hundreds of loops using Velcro.

And to suggest that Velcro isn't "twisted, tied, woven, or braided together" is just ridiculous. If not by one of those methods, how do you think it's held together?

The only issues I see with Velcro would be any inclusion of adhesive on the Velcro and how you would go about attaching it the end of your rope. Picking the right Velcro to use and being able to "twist, tie, weave, or braid" it to the rest of your rope are the things to watch out for.

In my mind, if you disallow the general use of Velcro for climbing, you also disallow putting a hook into a loop to then climb.

I have a concern about equating ROPE (per Game Manual definition) and Velcro.

Originally Posted by Rule I04-D

consist entirely of flexible, non-metallic fibers twisted, tied, woven, or braided together except for the last 4 in. (~10 cm) of each end which may be whipped, fused, covered in heat shrink or tape, or dipped in a coating material to prevent fraying.

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Most Velcro has a plastic backing, and at least the hooks (and often the loops) are made of plastic. I think plastic will not be accepted as a "fiber". If your Velcro "rope" has plastic in it throughout the entire length, I do not think it will be accepted.