1.   Their forced retreat, with a rope too short to reach the ground, took on epic proportions.

2.   Answer below ... Another player on a short rope appears to be Travis Knight,who was, as they say, being shopped.

3.   I thought someone had left a short rope on my kitchen floor and I picked it up.

4.   My belayer has me on a short rope and I dangle for a moment, searching for the next smearable surface.

5.   To maintain contact without bumping, each will hold one end of a short rope.