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CLEVELAND, Ohio - One minute. That's all I've got to get to safety, should I ever find myself dangling off a cliff by a rope. I know this because that's how long I lasted on Mt. Everclimb, a ...

In the video, Hyland pulls on a rope trainer, a machine that continually loops a length of rope as you pull it. The machine simulates a climbing workout, except you get to stay put on the ground.

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The Nervous System Umbilical, 2025, is the most ambitious machine in Conrad Shawcross’s Rope Makers series.