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Climbing Webbing with Taped Ends (where & why)

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I was reading through the AAJ, and I came across a report from April this year when somebody died due to an anchor failure. The webbing was joined with some masking tape at the ends, instead of knotted.

http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13200106101/Fall-on-Rock-Inadequate-Anchor-on-Top-Rope-Set-Up-Colorado-Boulder-Canyon-Happy-Hour-Crag

The editors note is as follows:

It is — or should be — fairly common knowledge that webbing, unlike rope, comes packaged in this manner.

Has anyone ever seen this? I've been climbing a fair bit of time but I've never seen webbing come pre-packaged with the ends taped. It would be great if anyone can shed some light on where this practice happens, and why, bonus points if you can share a picture of what it looks like too.

Cheers,

-Raz

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This is the first time I heard of this. But look at this PDF document: http://www.rockymountainrescue.org/outdoor_safety/AnalysisHappyHour1.pdf

Apparently it is common practice to wind lengths of webbing onto spools and join lengths together (or "splice") with tape of some sort!

From the above document:

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Photo of both sides of the "splice" after the accident:

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