Best Trad Rope?

Let's here some opinions

light is right. bi-color is nice if you think you're going to be setting up lots of single rope raps. 70m is good for the same reason and others. you might want to consider double ropes for flexability on wandering routes, longer raps, and protecting the second, but i'm pretty sure the single vs double rope argument already occupies a handful of threads.

caughtinside wrote:It is on sale.

Beal, the booster III or the Stinger III. they are light with very very low impact force that comes in handy on small sketchy gear. they last a long time and feed great. whatever you do, do not buy a mammut tusk. This rope is stiff, high impact force, and very quick sheath wear.

i got a mammut infinity for free and it's one of the best ropes i've ever used. there are a few ropes that I wouldn't buy (mammut tusk, petzl anything, new england glider). Other than that, just get something and go climbing. You will buy many ropes in your life, and personal preferences will grow in time.

Edelweiss - 9.6 Energy Bi Color - Used it all summer, all types of rock, alpine granite to sandstone, used every weekend in Eldo and it still looks brand new. Best rope I've ever owned.

caughtinside wrote:It is on sale.

My 70 m, 9.8mm Sterling Evolution Velocity has been a solid workhorse. It has held up really well, especially considering the extremely coarse SD Needles granite it has seen a lot of days on. I would absolutely recommend it.

S Denny wrote: there are a few ropes that I wouldn't buy (mammut tusk,)

If you're clipping this rope to cams and nuts you must make sure you buy one with a UIAA trad certification. Sport ropes will fail.

My friend Mitch found this out the hard way. I still miss him.

Edleweiss Laser 9.6. Lower impact force is good when looking at trad ropes, this one is 8kn

Edit: Looks like this is the predecessor of the Energy mentioned above. Basically equivalent ropes, best I can tell.

johnL wrote: Mine looked like an 11 after a few months. An ok rope but I sure have liked the Sterling ropes I've had better.

Sterling Evolution Velocity 9.8 70m

Edelweiss Helium 7.9mm, Twin, 70m... Has super everdry treatment and perdur coating, low impact force... I use a green and the tan/yellow... Had them almost a year and still feel new.

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70m 165$ (x2) + shipping= about $350. If you are going to do alpine I would recommend twin or double ropes.... Plus they are on sale!

CaseClimber wrote:Let's here some opinions

whatever works ...

Mark Mueller wrote:Sterling Evolution Velocity 9.8 70m

Sterling 9.2 nano 70
Light clips easy and a super soft catch. Plus after hammering it w/a bunch of whips
An some hangdoggin(lame I know) I had to cut off 8 feet an it is still 240 feet long

I'm a big fan of the Sterling Marathon series. I've had the Sport (10.4) and the Pro (10.1).

martinharris wrote:Sterling 9.2 nano 70 ... I had to cut off 8 feet an it is still 240 feet long

Just took a brand spanking new sterling 9.2 nano up a standard 5 pitch trad route and got a large core shot 1/3 of the way along the length from hanging my 112 lb follower to clean a piece. Not a single fall and it ran over standard rounded although course granite. That was the second day out of the box. Seems impossible and should be with any diameter rope but the company basically said it is designed to fail under those conditons. They offered me 50% off which makes a new one from them clock in at 170$ after shipping, real hookup although I know they are trying to help me out and may still fix the problem. Bottom line, larger diameter for trad. I have also had great experience with several edelweiss lasers 9.6 that have taken tons of rope stretching abuse and many falls. In fact I have been forced to go back to my old 80 m laser while my sterling nano lies broken in the closet. Nano doesn't belong in the mountains unless as a double.

Edit: Sterling has since graciously sent me a new rope free of charge. Thanks sterling... I will be checking to see if the 9.4 does better on multi pitch. Can't beat that for customer service.