How do I cut my rope?

You bought a long rope or your current rope is damaged and you want to cut it into several lengths. Here are our recommendations for cutting your rope.

Updated June 25, 2026

If you cut the rope due to wear such as sheath slippage at the ends for example, make sure the rest of the rope is intact and cut the rope at least 10 centimeters from the damaged area.

Here are our recommendations for cutting your rope:

Use a hot knife to obtain a neat, clean cut.
When cutting a rope, you must mark each end with the proper end-markings for each new rope.
At a minimum, you must mark the diameter, the new length, and the rope's identifier on each new rope-end.
Only use rope end identification kits designed for this use.

For example, the Petzl Rope End Identification Kit, R002AA00: