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OK. The ascenders like the Gibbs that MB uses on his lanyard have ridges instead of teeth and don't to do much damage to the rope at all. Other types of ascenders have small teeth on the cams. Depending on the shape of the teeth and the type of rope you have, extended use will show some wear...

The Gibbs ascender, and other similar types, like what MB has on his lanyard are used in the arbor world mainly for lanyard adjusters. Other types of ascenders (hand ascenders, chest ascenders, foot ascenders) are mainly used for climbing rope, and mostly single rope at that. That's a general...