How to Make a Rope-Climbing Net

Rope-climbing nets are designed to meet the practical needs of climbing such as to promote fitness, surmounting obstacles, for recreation and to achieve other climbing experiences. They are use as safety devices in industries, for military training or activities, in parks, for indoor gymnasium exercises and to ease other climbing challenges. In this regards, climbing nets of this nature are structured with lots of interconnected and highly rated ropes to hold weights and to position balance.

Things You'll Need

  • 12 pieces of 18 feet of 3/4 inch of soft braid multifilament polypropylene rope
  • 2/4-inch ply sheet
  • Peg Board.
  • Ruler
  • 6 Nails
  • Hammer
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Instructions

    • 1

      Measure and mark out a vertical point of 5/9-inch with a ruler on a ply sheet and two horizontal points of 11/8-inch from the vertical ends, to form a rectangular structure and mark out a midpoint on the two horizontal points, equal in distance to each other from the vertical points.

    • 2

      Fasten six nails with hammer into the marked areas.

    • 3

      Gather rope, place it around four pegs, and make a knot at the top left edge of the board to get your first cell. Double back, make a second knot at the top (midpoint) towards the right, tie and proceed to make next cell.

    • 4

      Extend the rope to the top right peg, and bring it down.

    • 5

      Position the rope towards the peg at the midpoint position of the board, and make a third knot adjacent to the first.

    • 6

      Remove the top left knot, and the top midpoint knot from their pegs, and fix the bottom left edge and the bottom midpoint knot at their position.

    • 7

      Bring down the rope from the top midpoint knot to the bottom midpoint peg, position it towards the left, take it up to the top left edge and make the last knot.

    • 8

      Repeat the processes continuously; to make several knots, until you have reached the accurate numbers of cells across.