Poor description. The first couple of pulls made me stop to look for a core strike it was that bad. I thought it was a defective rope, but then other folks told me that they have had the same experience. Maybe it was a bad batch, I don't know. But it just doesn't look right and so now it does sit in my closet.
After almost a decade of climbing and buying new ropes frequently, I am fairly familiar with rope wear. Of course, now I am starting to wear out quicker than my ropes seem to and gear seems to improve much faster than I do.
i have a friend who had a beal stinger and had a bunch of sheeth slipage. I refused to climb on his rope any more.