Climbing Rope
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010Climbing Rope
Need help finding/choosing an inexpensive climbing rope?
So I’m pretty new to climbing (well, other than bouldering, I’ve been doing that for years. I have good shoes, harness, carabiner, and belay device, but I’m trying to buy a rope now.
All the ropes I saw at REI were $150+, and I just don’t have that much to spend.
So I looked online, but am getting confused by all the different types and thicknesses. Like what’s the main difference the thickness makes?
Anyways, I just want a good all around rope that I can use for both rapelling, and lead climbing. I’ll probably be doing a lot more rapelling than I will lead climbing, so I need one that can stand up to all that rapelling, but still be suitable for lead climbing when I need to. I’ll just be doing fair weather climbing, and doubt I’ll ever go above 50 feet, at least not anytime soon.
What would be a good type and thickness, and where is a good place to find a great deal. I’m trying to spend about $60-$100
A good all-purpose rope for rock climbing would be a 10 or 11 mm dynamic rope about 60 meters in length. “Dry” ropes (which are chemically treated to repel water) are more expensive than “non-dry” ropes.
You do NOT want to skimp on a rope – it your life line that protects you if you fall.
REI.com has a New England Equinox dynamic dry rope (10.2 mm x 60 m) for $135; there is also a BlueWater Accelerator dynamic non-dry rope (10.5 mm x 60 m) on close out for $120 (on sale from $193!). Both of these are just a bit more than your cutoff. Half-sized ropes (30 m) are less expensive than a full 60 m rope. Also – sometimes REI has sales that members can get 20% off – look for these.
Do NOT buy a rope on ebay or at a surplus store – you don’t know what you are getting. You want to buy a rope new, not used.
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Petzl Standard Rope Bag $33.00 Sometimes managing your rope is a tangle of frustration, the Petzl Standard Rope Bag minimizes loop knotting on a climb, is efficient for rope storage, and protects the rope during transport. For convenience an ergonomic grab-handle and 2-inch wide, adjustable shoulder strap allow for multiple quick carrying options. Two internal tie-off loops help to keep ropes separated, and one external tie-off… |
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Decorated Mouse Pad with climbing, rope, lemur, animal, sport $9.95 Professional “Brite White” fabric mouse pads are among the most versatile and durable, providing brilliant graphic reproduction for spot color or full color imprints. This durable polyester surface is above industry standards and provides a superior product value overall. Designed to reproduce vibrant detailed images. Our mouse pads have white fabric top with the 100% genuine black rubber base (n… |
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How climbing rope is made
