From summit to seat: relive every climb

Ascent Bench

PERSONAL PROJECT: UPCYCLING

As climbers, our ropes are personal and remind us of the climbs, and adventures we’ve endured. But every rope reaches it’s end. After finding frayed areas on a beloved climbing rope, it was deemed no longer safe to use. But instead of sending it to the landfill, I decided to get creative and repurpose it into a piece of furniture that will last a lifetime.

91% of climbing ropes are incinerated and 9% end up in the landfill

Inspiration

After researching how other designers are giving climbing ropes a new life, I decided I wanted to transform the rope into a furniture piece that would last a lifetime!

Process

Sourcing a frame

The first step was sourcing a worn frame, stripping its frayed top, and adding nails where needed.
Prepping rope & weaving

To prep my retired climbing rope I took out the filler nylon string and flattened each rope segment. I then sewed the rope together and weaved it to the frame.
Upholstery

The most fun part of this process was using the air-compressed nail gun to upholster the weaved climbing rope!