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Advice on buying rope 1-Feb-2010 At 10:24:10 AM rockranga

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>As mentioned above you will get to climb on other peoples ropes and if
>you find one you like buy it further down the track.

this is good advice, and so is the advice from someone else saying you will likely trash your first rope due to inexperience with placements and rope care.

A very experienced climber told me, when i was still new to climbing, "when it comes to ropes, the cheaper the better"... while this is generally good advise it seems from this thread you may want to avoid the Mammut ropes (I also have a friend with similar experiences to others in this thread)... i have a Roca which is nice enough, nothing special, a little slick and can kink up a bit (though the latter is probably more to do with rope care) but overall it's a good rope, solid and with good stats around falls and impact force ( http://www.rocaropes.com/eng/arxius/11.htm ).

Also, i believe most places are selling 60m Beal Edlinger 2's for around $240, i hear they're a nice rope so it may be worth a look.... http://www.rockhardware.com.au/Order.asp?Action=Group&MainGroup=Ropes&Category=Dynamic%2060M%20Standard

The last thing to consider is colour, it may seem trivial but i'd recommend getting something light with a fairly consistant colour, if there's ever any damage to the rope it'll be easier to spot.

good luck