Petzl Rope Quality?

Has anyone had issues with petzl ropes lately? Picked up an Arial 9.5 last week, took it out one some chill WI3/4 over the weekend. Saw maybe a dozen pitches with one top rope follower. Call it 12 leads and 24 lowers, no falls. The whole sheath is fat as heck and super fuzzy. It's the 7th single rated rope that I have owned, and am shocked by how it looks relative to every other new rope experience I've had.

I inspected all hardware the rope could of come into contact with. I lead and build every belay - it didn't come in contact with anything stupid. 

Sure, its totally safe and not core shot but it looks like it has 50 hard days on it. Emailed Petzl and they basically told me sucks to suck. I usually expect a rope to last 2-3 seasons, not super confident it will last a month at this rate.

Is Duratec Dry not a true dry coating? Do Petzl ropes just get fuzzy and bloated really quickly? Any thoughts would be sweet.

I've had three Petzl voltas over 4 years and they've all been amazing and lasted a long time. It's been at least a year since I bought a Petzl rope and put mileage on it though so can't comment if there's a new issue or something. I also emailed Petzl US about something once and they told me about the same fwiw.

I've also been using Petzl ropes for a many years with no issues, and have been very pleased with their durability. All models/sizes. I will say though that sometimes shit happens and wether you want to admit it or not the rope might have run across something without you realizing it.  I've ruined ropes on their first outings and I've had ropes go multiple seasons. (same model/brand) I wouldn't be to worried about that rope looking at it. Sucks when it happens but part of the game.

Read Januskiewiecz wrote:

I will say though that sometimes shit happens and wether you want to admit it or not the rope might have run across something without you realizing it. 

Totally fair. Yea, probably did something dumb. This is just the first time I have "trashed" a rope where it didn't feel deserved. Can't think of a time it wasn't on just smooth ice or snow. I agree it's part of the game for sure, still disappointing. 

It doesn't look trashed. At least not from that photo. Unless there are other things going on I wouldn't think twice about climbing on that line and bet you get a lot more time out of it.

I had a Petzl 9.8 once and it wore so fast, you could watch the sheath disintegrating…

Will not buy again.