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what rope to buy? 19-Jan-2007 At 11:51:39 AM kp

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On 19/01/2007 BigMike wrote:
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>Oh and from my experience, Beal get thrashed in no time. I took a brand
>spanking new one to Thailand for three months, got a nice surprise when
>I saw the core through the sheath on the last week ... right at the place
>where you tend to make your clip. OK I'd dogged and flogged the thing,
>and I'm a bit of a load, but still it was a surprise.

~Thailand has a reputation for killing ropes though~

Most ropes last me 1 year max. My experience has been...

-Roca Tasmania. Good first rope (when you don't know any better). Tough but wirey. Basically never died, until it was too fat to go through a belay device!

- Beal. Great feeling rope, light and soft catch. Needed to be cut regularly though, when core started to show.

-Bluewater. Similar to beal, but more durable.

-Tendon. Lasted a year of sportclimbing, including 2 blue mountain trips. Happy with performance. Only negative is sheath tended to fuzz up quicky.