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What diameter size do you prefer
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What doiameter size rope do you use a prefer. I have found that the diameter does not affect me whieght wise and that the smaller ropes wear so much quicker. Those that use smaller diameter ropes why do you prefer them.
I just like the security of my 10.5, has anyone ever seen a thin rope cut from a sharp edge?
(This post was edited by fearlessclimber on Mar 1, 2007, 1:18 AM)
I have a 10.5 and a 10. With a bit of arthritis in my hands I really notice the difference if my partner is hang doggin'. As a reult I tend to belay her on the 10.5...
To hijack the thread just a bit, what diameter of static rope do you use for toproping anchors? Like from a tree 6 meters from the edge... Do you still need a big burly 10.5?
For cragging and sport climbing (anywhere where I expect a ton of wear) I like a 10.5. Long trad routes where you end up climbing with almost the full weight of the rope by then end of the pitch, something thinner for sure.
I climbed with 3 ropes of 9,7 mm/ 80 meters in a row. But next will be 10.2 probably.the ropes are good for shrotening within a year and i can put it to rest within 1,5-2 years. hopefully the thicker rope will last a bit longer.
I currently own a 10.2 but will be getting a thinner rope next time I need a new cord. I know that the thicker ropes wear better, but I'd rather not carry the weight. My next plan climbing wise is to hike the glacier to the towers. It's a full day's treck over the ice, so weight is certainly an issue. I'm looking at perhaps 9.5 or maybe even 9.2... 70m for sure and DRY.
unless its a wall, i dont use anything thicker than a 9.8mm....mostly because i dont project or dog stuff too much, so i dont really wear my ropes that way. i also cant bring myself to buy another 10.2mm for trad climbing.
my current ropes are: 60m 9.8mm 70m 9.5mm 60m 10.2mm supersafe for walls.
IM think ing i want to buy another rope, something smaller such as a 9.8mm. I currently have a 10.5 and i like it, its all that i have known so having the thick rope has not botherd me with wheight at all, and it wears really good. the thinner rope is gonna be a shock to me when i get on it, maybe ill be able to climb harder...
unless its a wall, i dont use anything thicker than a 9.8mm....mostly because i dont project or dog stuff too much, so i dont really wear my ropes that way. i also cant bring myself to buy another 10.2mm for trad climbing.
my current ropes are: 60m 9.8mm 70m 9.5mm 60m 10.2mm supersafe for walls.
you, the eternal gear whore can't get another rope?!?!?
what's the world coming to???
i've been pretty happy with the 9.8mm for rock. light use has made it last a few years. got a 10.5, too (i think it's 10.5) but haven't used it much. also have a 9.1 and a 8.6 that i use as doubles for ice (used the 9.1 as a single the first time i took it out....my partner looked at it and said "man that's thin"...no jokes please).
so, in summary, i am starting to get more specific on ropes for certain uses. for ice, 2 ropes most of the time. fatter ropes on rock and usually only 1 of them.
Doesn't this belong in "The Ladie's Room," right next to that thread about oral sex?
Seriously? I'm really liking the two 10.2mm ropes I've gotten recently. They don't feel too bulky, but they feel beefy enough. I still haven't managed to get a 70m though :(
(This post was edited by zeke_sf on Feb 28, 2007, 6:38 PM)
you, the eternal gear whore can't get another rope?!?!?
what's the world coming to???
i didnt say anything about not getting another rope...i just said i couldnt bring myself to buy a 10.2. they're heavy. and not as sexy as Sterling's new 9.2 or Mammut's doubles, one or both of which are next on my list of ropes to purchase.
btw- the three ropes i listed, those are just my active lead lines. i've got 4 more lines in the gear room for TR and trailing. yeah, i got problems.
I like em skinny, I have a 9.8 sterling, it is a sweet rope, clips really good and feels real nice to hold. I also like my friends sterling marathon pro (10.1). Sterling, i'm told, measures there ropes more accurately than other companies. Supposedly other companies measure their ropes with an 80lb weight hanging from it, so my 9.8 is very close to my old maxim 9.5.
I also have a 10.3 70m rope I use on long trad, that extra 30 feet has saved me from several hanging belays, but I hate how thick it is, it is the cheapest rope edelweiss makes, not the worst rope, but got super fat in a short amount of time, learned my lesson there, buy good ropes, you can typically find a great rope for about $130(60m) on the web.
you, the eternal gear whore can't get another rope?!?!?
what's the world coming to???
i didnt say anything about not getting another rope...i just said i couldnt bring myself to buy a 10.2. they're heavy. and not as sexy as Sterling's new 9.2 or Mammut's doubles, one or both of which are next on my list of ropes to purchase.
btw- the three ropes i listed, those are just my active lead lines. i've got 4 more lines in the gear room for TR and trailing. yeah, i got problems.
we all have problems, John. that's why we climb, is it not???
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