Climbing ropes recalled over risk of death from falling, regulators say

More than 1,000 climbing ropes are being recalled over a fall risk that could potentially lead to injury or death, according to federal regulators.Wichard Groupe North America issued a recall of about 1,050 Courant Spliced Kalimba Climbing Ropes, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday."The spliced termination ends on the recalled ropes can fail unexpectedly, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fall hazard," the commission said in its alert.MORE THAN 1.7M LADD