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ducfast
Apr 16, 2013, 3:44 PM
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Ive had a huge break in climbing due to being military and am getting back into it. Im looking for a begainner rope, Ive been looking at the New England Equinox rope and Petzel Xion rope. What yalls thoughts on a good begainer rope, money is a factor as well., Thanks
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Kartessa
Apr 16, 2013, 3:57 PM
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ducfast wrote: Ive had a huge break in climbing due to being military and am getting back into it. Im looking for a begainner rope, Ive been looking at the New England Equinox rope and Petzel Xion rope. What yalls thoughts on a good begainer rope, money is a factor as well., Thanks
Equinox comes in a 9.9 and a 10.2. Both of which are super cheap and good ropes. For a starter, I'd say grab the 10.2mm.
You should join the USNavy though, so you can make tons of money and only work 6 months of the year.
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wivanoff
Apr 16, 2013, 4:06 PM
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Beginner?
10-10.5mm x 60-70 m. Doesn't have to be "dry". Whatever is on sale.
I like Sterling, Mammut, Bluewater, New England
Not a fan of Petzl, Beal
Here, you asked about this one
http://www.amazon.com/...366128196&sr=1-5
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dudlej01
Apr 16, 2013, 5:29 PM
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Sierra trading post has a great deal on Edelrid ropes atm. I bought a 50m for the gym, but here's the link to the 60m - $108 once you add it to the cart.
http://www.bing.com/...ORM=EGCA&lppc=16
Edit:Forgot to mention this, but I agree with the others. Cheap 60m around the 10mm range is the best bet for a beginner rope. That'll work well as an all rounder and will be pretty durable.
(This post was edited by dudlej01 on Apr 16, 2013, 6:24 PM)
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dr_feelgood
Apr 16, 2013, 6:04 PM
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ducfast wrote: Ive had a huge break in climbing due to being military and am getting back into it. Im looking for a begainner rope, Ive been looking at the New England Equinox rope and Petzel Xion rope. What yalls thoughts on a good begainer rope, money is a factor as well., Thanks
Buy whatever is cheapest and 60m.
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jeepnphreak
Apr 16, 2013, 10:35 PM
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dr_feelgood wrote: ducfast wrote: Ive had a huge break in climbing due to being military and am getting back into it. Im looking for a begainner rope, Ive been looking at the New England Equinox rope and Petzel Xion rope. What yalls thoughts on a good begainer rope, money is a factor as well., Thanks I'm not sure I would trust someone with such atrocious spelling to use an ATC, or worse, a grigri. Buy whatever is cheapest and 60m.
Make sure it is a Dynamic rope for climbing.
Any rope rated for climbing will be fine, there is a standard test that each climb rated rope must pass.
Look at spadout.com and justropes.com for cheap rope options as well; there are a lot of possibilites out there.
I hope that you are getting a cheap rope because you are saving up for furthering your education.
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Kartessa
Apr 17, 2013, 12:38 AM
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jeepnphreak wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: ducfast wrote: Ive had a huge break in climbing due to being military and am getting back into it. Im looking for a begainner rope, Ive been looking at the New England Equinox rope and Petzel Xion rope. What yalls thoughts on a good begainer rope, money is a factor as well., Thanks I'm not sure I would trust someone with such atrocious spelling to use an ATC, or worse, a grigri. Buy whatever is cheapest and 60m. Make sure it is a Dynamic rope for climbing. Any rope rated for climbing will be fine, there is a standard test that each climb rated rope must pass. Look at spadout.com and justropes.com for cheap rope options as well; there are a lot of possibilites out there. I hope that you are getting a cheap rope because you are saving up for furthering your education.
Now even I think you're a dick
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kluebs
Apr 18, 2013, 5:50 PM
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There is a guy on ebay selling short ropes, like from the end of the spool. New England brand and really good pricing. The one I got is an 11mm 145'. Try searching "climbing rope".
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Kartessa
Apr 18, 2013, 7:07 PM
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kluebs wrote: There is a guy on ebay selling short ropes, like from the end of the spool. New England brand and really good pricing. The one I got is an 11mm 145'. Try searching "climbing rope".
That was dumb
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iknowfear
Apr 18, 2013, 8:37 PM
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kluebs wrote: There is a guy on ebay selling short ropes, like from the end of the spool. New England brand and really good pricing. The one I got is an 11mm 145'. Try searching "climbing rope".
dont be that guy
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ducfast
Apr 19, 2013, 9:25 AM
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Thanks everyone for putting your input in. I apologize for my lack of proper grammar but thats what happens when you've been awake for 36 hours.
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wivanoff
Apr 19, 2013, 11:41 AM
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Here's a nice little resource. I've set it to search for single, 10.0-10.3mm x 60m. But, there are lots of search filters that you can change:
http://camcamnut.com/...th=60&sort=price
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