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You want to buy a new rope and cut it in two ? |
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You can also buy short ropes on gearexpress.com |
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rei.com/product/870871/edel…
If you are an REI member you can use the 20% REI Outlet coupon that just went out and get this for around $160 after tax. I just bought one myself. Why do you want a 9.8 if it's only for the gym? Thicker would be cheaper and would last longer. |
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Don't gyms typically have those, thought you would only need a 70 for real ROCK climbing. But then again if you have money coming out your ears go for it. I however would never do such a completely stupid thing. |
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Cheapest ropes anywhere. |
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I've been looking to getting a ROCA as well. So you've had no durability issues, do they handle well? |
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I've been looking to getting a ROCA as well. So you've had no durability issues, do they handle well? |
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Arent gym ropes around 70 bucks? Be a lot cheaper than buying a 70 and chopping it... |
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slim wrote:Arent gym ropes around 70 bucks? Be a lot cheaper than buying a 70 and chopping it...Unless you find a 70 for under $140...which is pretty easy to do. There have been a number of sales lately on the Mammut Climax, so do a search. I got a new 70 m for less than $115. The Climax is a great rope: handles well, and very durable. it is advertised as a 9.6, but it runs fat (really more like a 9.8), so it is about what you are looking for. Strange that people are so shocked by the idea of buying a70 and cutting it in half. If you find a cheap 70, split the cost with a friend, and each use half of it, this would be a pretty reasonable option. |
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Yeah I have first had experience with Roca ropes. They are pretty good. I've used mine for two seasons so far. I climb often 3-4 times a week and lead trad on it. It's my main lead rope and I TR on something thicker/shorter. I've had no problems with them. They handle pretty well and take a knot better than a lot of more expensive ropes I've had. No problem with durability yet. No weird fuzzy spots sheath cutting, or sheath separation so I recommend them. They are a basic 70m though. No middle mark or dry treating but come on it's $105. But how many times do rock climbers get their ropes wet any how? |
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John Marsella wrote:Do you need a 35m cord for the gym? I cut a 60m in half and there's always a good amount left on the ground after a lower-off...Just climbed at the new gym in nyc and the gym ropes BARELY made it to the ground when I was lowering someone that did a big traverse in the "cave" |
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John Wilder wrote: depends on the gym. most will be fine with a 30m cord, but some of the bigger gyms with wandering lead routes will push that a bit.Definitely, esp with the steep, meandering routes at the bigger, newer gyms. 35m and tie a knot at the end to be safe. |
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SexPanther aka Kiedis wrote:My 2 cents-if you're doing any amount of climbing, usually you're chopping length off of 60 and 70m ropes as they get beat to hell, which results in a fair amount of shorty ropes. Why fuck up a new cord? I've got half a dozen good condition shorty cords I'd sell for cheap, hard to believe I'm the only one in this position.Exactly! |
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JCM wrote: Unless you find a 70 for under $140...which is pretty easy to do. There have been a number of sales lately on the Mammut Climax, so do a search. I got a new 70 m for less than $115. The Climax is a great rope: handles well, and very durable. it is advertised as a 9.6, but it runs fat (really more like a 9.8), so it is about what you are looking for. Strange that people are so shocked by the idea of buying a70 and cutting it in half. If you find a cheap 70, split the cost with a friend, and each use half of it, this would be a pretty reasonable option.interesting, i didn't really know you could find them so cheap. |
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slim wrote: interesting, i didn't really know you could find them so cheap.You just have to watch for the sales, and be opportunistic. Seriously, Mammut Climax, 9.6 (more like 9.8 actually), 70 m, $112 found via the "Deals" box on this site fairly recently. It is replacing my previous rope--which is the exact same model--since it is getting a bit ragged after several years of hard use. Great rope. The most I've ever paid for a rope has been $175, and that was for a bicolor 70 meter. Just online sales, no pro deal or any of that. These were always great ropes too. There is no reason to ever pay $250+ for a rope, unless you are trying to get a 80 m dry treated bicolor. |
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I have found great deals at Wilderness Exchange Unlimited |
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Pretty good deal over at Wilderness Exchange. They have an Edelweiss Curve 9.8mm in 70m for $159. I'd probably pick that up. |
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Mammut Eternity 70m for 119 incl. slow shipping. |
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Tony T. wrote:Pretty good deal over at Wilderness Exchange. They have an Edelweiss Curve 9.8mm in 70m for $159. I'd probably pick that up. wildernessexchangeunlimited… They had the Mammut Climax's in 70m for $115 a while ago, but I think they sold out.I hate my Edelweiss Curve. Don't waste your money. The rope looks shot after a single light summer of climbing. |