jordop Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 MEC now carries a 60m single pick dry 9.7 rope for $150 CDN. Too bad it's made by Maxim. Mohawks in a week or your money back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 Bug said: JoshK said: 7mm!? I assume this is a typo? Nyet. 7mm, 60m. light. Use as 2nd rope for rapels. Mostly I use it doubled for solo climbs that have little roped climbing. I tie figure eights in both. Carry very little gear, like 10 pieces. Rap off 100' or less. I tried it as an experiment and decided I like it. I would definately recommend twin 8.7's as a normal setup though. Â So where do you go about finding a 7mm dynamic rope? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 You go to a climbing shop and pull 60 meters off the spool of perlon. Â Look it up in 'Freedom of the Hills.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucK Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 Colin said: You go to a climbing shop and pull 60 meters off the spool of perlon. Â Perlon's not dynamic. Colin, do you work at REI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 Actually, perlon is more dynamic than you might think. Try weighting a long section of it. Â More importantly, though, such a rope will be used almost entirely as a rap-line or a haul-line, and doesn't need to be dynamic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 JoshK said:Â So where do you go about finding a 7mm dynamic rope? I got it at Bridger Mountaineering in Missoula MT. It was on sale. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 Colin said: Actually, perlon is more dynamic than you might think. Try weighting a long section of it. Â More importantly, though, such a rope will be used almost entirely as a rap-line or a haul-line, and doesn't need to be dynamic. Absolutely. It doesn't have to be dynamic, you aren't leading with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin_Ristau Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 I am retiring my Maxim this year - it is the worst rope I have ever used. Â I will be replacing it with a Mammut 10.5 60m duodess for all round use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtn_mouse Posted March 12, 2003 Author Share Posted March 12, 2003 I picked up a rope at mountain gear in Spokane the other day. I was looking for an Edelrid which I have used for years, and they didn't have them. There were no Mammuts either, so I bought a Blue Water 10.5, 60m, dry. Looks great, now to get out and put it to work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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