What do you do when your climbing rope reaches the end of its load-bearing lifetime? You can let it take up space in storage, recycle it, or, like these creative climbers below, turn it into something new.
The Access Fund, a national advocacy group that preserves climbing environments, asked its members to submit photos of old ropes put to new use. These were a few of the results.
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2013; here we update it for 2017.
1. Rope Couch
2. Rope Ladder
3. Dog Leash Rope
4. Rope Lawn Chairs
5. Rope Rug
6. Rope Wine Bottle Holder
7. Picture Frame
8. Mesmerizing Rope Mat
9. Rope Chalk Bag
10. Rope Beer Koozie
See more entries at the Access Fund’s Facebook page under its “Retired Rope Creations” post.
