*bullshit* alex...
long time east coaster here...The new ain't any stiffer than index...you just aren't used to steep....everything there's a big hold, even on the relatively hard stuff...
Seneca is bold but not particularly stiffer than index or yos...same with the gunks...
it really boils down to how well rounded one is...
yeah...but you forgot all about lonely little me...after all the time i spend carefully crafting my delicate responses to people's earnest postings...
and, just think of all the free spellchecking that i do for you, muff...you big ingrate!
actually, the fatter rope won't hold you back at all for sport or trad cragging regardless of the level...
lessee...i woulda/shoulda/coulda sent that route packing except my rope was too heavy...