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Ideas, Wants & Wishes(Post)
From Shannon Johnson We asked Sterling Athletes, Friends and Partners to share some of their top holiday gift ideas, wants and wishes for the New Year. Here’s what we got: &l ...
Leslie Timms: Into the Mystic(Post)Despite the heat warnings in Squamish and a thick smoke that filled the air from BC wildfires, we stuck with the plan to climb a line that deeply peaked my curiosity. Described as a &ldqu ...
A Glimpse into Revac USA Trainings(Post)Photo credit: Hurricane Media Revac USA is a training company specializing in Tactical Rope Access. We offer customized courses that are specific to each and every client based on t ...
What is 3-Sigma?(Post)3-sigma testing, determines the minimum break strength (mbs) of our ropes Sterling Rope uses 3-sigma testing, also known as the three-sigma rule, to evaluate and determine the minimu ...
Ben Rueck: Dental Floss and Shoe String(Post)Photo credit: Jeff Rueppel I was trapped. I traced the two lines attached to my harness back to China’s Zhangjiajie National Forest’s floor 60 meters below and gradually ...
A Review of the Evolution Aero(Post)Sterling Team Athlete, Alex Megos with the Evolution Aero in orange This article was written by Dave Alie at Blister Gear Review. Evolution Aero Key Specifications: Diamete ...
25 Years, 25 Partners. Profile #2: Jim Shimberg(Post)Profiling 25 dealers and partners Photo credit: Jared Alden, 2010. In honor of Sterling’s 25 years of making the world’s finest rope and cord, we are celebrating our part ...
A Primer on Certifications(Post)Marina Inoue It’s important to purchase your life-safety equipment from respected and certified manufacturers. Part of understanding this significance is knowing whether produc ...
Battling Headgame(Post)Kevin Lindlau Kara Vogler Chapter 3 of 3Climbing with Kevin Lindlau in Italy Everyone has experienced feeling nervous about something. Maybe it’s everyday life things like a ...
Tupande Pamoja - Let's Climb Together(Post)In celebration and support of the shared vision that was GCI’s Climbing Leadership Fund project with Climbing Life Kenya, Sterling developed the VR9 9.6 mm Limited Edition Kenya Rope ...
Testing: The New CanyonLux(Post)Sara Fleetwood Sterling Product Engineer When designing our new CanyonLux rope, we sought out expert canyoneers and guides to test the prototypes. We sent our rope engineers into the ...
The H3 Tech11 is 3rd Party Certified to ANSI Z359.15(Post)H3 Tech 11 | Klementovich As part of our commitment to making the best quality life safety products, we recently received 3rd party certification for the H3 Tech11 to meet ANSI Z359 ...
Belaying for Firefighter Escape Training: Researching Best Practices(Post)The purpose for this testing is to try to determine the “best practices” when it comes to providing belays for firefighters who are performing escape systems training. Moti ...
Sterling Athletes Rave About DryXP(Post)Sterling Athletes can be some of our harshest critics, and we love them for that. They are an integral part of our product development process and without them, we wouldn't be making th ...
Testing: Fire Escape Anchors(Post)Sterling is dedicated to producing the best possible product, and that means researching and testing our products thoroughly. Some testing is required for certification, but that’ ...
Testing: Friction Hitch Cords(Post)As part of new product development and ongoing product testing, we conducted a series of static and dynamic tests of popular hitches commonly used in the arbor industry. The purpose of ...
Rob Pizem: Focus on What's Important(Post)Growing up in northeastern Ohio in the 1980’s with a climber in the family was rare. That was not my experience. I participated in traditional sports and never learned about rock ...
Press Release: Collaborative Project with Smith College(Post)Sterling Rope Company, Inc. unveils a Design Clinic project through Smith College’s Picker Engineering Program. As a leading US-manufacturing company, Sterling will work with a te ...
Between Two Hanks, Episode 5: DryXP(Post)Liz, Sterling's Marketing Director hosts Sterling's R&D Process Engineer, Chuck Weber to talk about the UIAA Certified dry climbing ropes we have, labeled DryXP. Find out what DryXP is, ...
Sterling Bound Loop Prusiks in Rescue Litter Rigging(Post)The most inventive and compact multi-functional kit available. Used for edge restraint, load release, litter rigging and haul systems. Related Stories Under-fueli ...
The New Sterling Training Center(Post)Patric Santerre Industrial Designer-Architect The athleticism of an arborist swinging high in a tree cutting dead branches is impressive, as is a firefighter hanging from a building ...
Between two Hanks, Episode 4: Sterling Dog Leashes(Post)Liz, Sterling's Marketing Director hosts Sterling's Marketing Intern, Lucy the Dog, to talk about Sterling's new dog leashes, made out of repurposed climbing rope. These 6' leashes are Lucy' ...
Our Guarantee(Page)Our Guarantee: We guarantee our ropes to be free of defects and stand firmly behind the excellence of our products’ design, engineering and fabrication. When used responsibly and properly ...
Our Commitment(Page)We guarantee our ropes to be free of defects and stand firmly behind the excellence of our products’ design, engineering and fabrication. When used ...
