What's your favorite climbing rope?

Post by **Crankmas** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:09 pm

anyone have experience with cords thinner than 9.8 mm? specifically 9.5 mm Mammut Infinity, rated at 7 UIAA falls are these cords to specialized to be a general cragging cord?

Post by **mazzystr** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 3:42 pm

http://www.the-ba.net/NR/rdonlyres/80DC ... otocom.gif

heh!

Post by **mazzystr** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 3:43 pm

its very useful when I use this for pro...

http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbv ... anchor.jpg

Post by **krampus** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:40 pm

I would be hesitant about getting a rope that is too thin especially if you use a gri-gri, they often slide through pretty easilly, in fact I may be wrong, but I think they may only be rated for >10mm.

Post by **pawilkes** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:50 pm

i have a 9.8 Beal and you can definately notice the difference when using it with a Grigri. i think 9.8 is a pretty good size, i've belayed on smaller but it gets harder and harder to control as you get smaller.

Post by **Crankmas** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:01 am

hey I can relate to the anchor- at least my belayers say so

Post by **gymrat** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:02 am

Crankmas, I have a 9.5 Mammut Infinity 60m and I use it for my general cragging rope, plus pretty regular gym rope. I like it a lot, the hand is nice and knots are easy tie and un-tie. It's taken a lot of abuse over the past 1.5 years and only recently did I have to cut it down. I'm a big guy (200 lbs) and I regularly whip on it, so it's got some serious durability.

Using a gri-gri with this rope is fine. It does slip through the gri-gri rather easily when belaying, but it catches just fine during a fall. My only major gripe is that it seems to kink up easily. I'd get another one again.

Post by **roots** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:03 am

Crankmas,
I've used the Mammut Infinity a couple of times while climbing with a friend. I have a Mammut eternity 10mm which is a really great rope, but I think I like the Infinity better due to the way it feeds and is quite supple. The friend and I have used it on both sport and trad....with atc & a trango auto locking belay device and performs well all around. Have never tried w/the grigri though, might be a little thin for that. Anyways, the Infinity is the best rope I've used.blah blah blah blah blah.

Post by **Crankmas** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:12 am

Thanks roots and gymrat, there is one at a local retailer and I have a $100 credit so I was comparing it and thought I would seek some more knowledged info- thanks again. I think there is some advise out there that you might find to help " unkink" the rope

Post by **john e aragon** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:25 pm

PMI, is my favorite, they last forever. They are costly but worth it. Sterling sucks. Beal sucks. Bluewater is OK.