Looking to buy a rope...want input.

Post by **Yasmeen** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 4:25 pm

Yeah when I talked to one of the salesmen at Benchmark, he told me not to bother with a drycore unless I was planning on climbing in a downpour. Though if the rope you really want just happens to be a drycore, go for it.

Post by **ynot** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 4:35 pm

The dry rope dries out way faster after it has been wet.I can wash mine the day before climbing and its dry by morning.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 4:50 pm

dry ropes repel dirt better, too.

Post by **sparky** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 9:14 pm

most of my ropes are dry or at least used to be, i only ever bought one rope that wasn't dry, solely for rock climbing, and it was trashed in about 8 months or so. I don't know if the fact that it was none dry had anything to do with its speedy distruction or the fact that i climbed on it everyday that year and took some big falls on it. All my other dry ropes have transitioned well from rock to ice to snow to rain. They are stiffer when you first get one but if you for see getting your rope wet in the future it sure is nice.

Post by **ynot** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 9:26 pm

Into every ropes life,a little rain must fall. If you climb in the Gorge alot,sooner or later you get rained on.I remember a crowd of us hanging out in a rock house in a rain then it started hailing. In a couple hours we were climbing Bonzo with a dried out rope.

Post by **sparky** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 9:36 pm

you can climb on a wet rope too, especially in the red because it won't freeze

it just collects dirt and weighs more when to haul it back to your car