Are Sharpies on Climbing Ropes Safe? Break tests with Sharpie Permanent Markers vs Beal Rope Marker

I think... is the answer. After two break tests and surviving after doing it for 15 years, I think sharpie permanent markers are safe-ish. HOWEVER, after hanging out with Brent Roth who is helping us launch our HowNOT2 Canyon series, I'm a believer in the Beal rope marker found at https://amzn.to/3yUZUhy. He gives a firehose of useful information in rope care and marking your ropes. This is one of our best episodes! Get canyoning gear at https://hownot2.com/collections/all-canyoning 👉 Learn and shop at https://www.hownot2.com/ 👉 Our merch is at http://www.hownot2swag.com/ 👉 1000 Patrons makes us viable https://www.patreon.com/howNOTtoHighline 👉 1 time donations really help also https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/slackcessfund 00:00 Funny Playful Intro 01:39 Beal Markers are better 04:23 Previously Marked Ropes 08:04 How to Mark a Rope 15:57 Marking ends of ropes 19:09 Setting up the break tests 20:41 Break tests 23:09 Bloopers