50 or 60M double ropes

[tbh]

I'm looking to buy a double rope set up for the cascades and chamonix climbing. any advice on which length 50 or 60m or shorter. I usually wall climb and on alpine outings i find 60 m ropes snag up and probably take more time than just doing more rapells with 50 or less meter ropes

your thoughts?

tom

[Dru]

why not just free solo

[Weekend_Climberz]

60m will obviously get you up a longer route, and I believe in Europe their standard is pretty much 60m now. IMHO, I think having the extra length is better, so that if you are doing something knarly and your rope gets hacked, you have a better chance of saving a good portion of it. Of course, it's always a better idea to avoid rock fall.

[Alex]

60

[olyclimber]

I've heard that 60m is in style at Chamonix this time of the year.

[EWolfe]

60m will obviously get you up a longer route, and I believe in Europe their standard is pretty much 60m now. IMHO, I think having the extra length is better, so that if you are doing something knarly and your rope gets hacked, you have a better chance of saving a good portion of it. Of course, it's always a better idea to avoid rock fall.

 

Spot On.

[Weekend_Climberz]

Of course, now I need to go out and get one myself

[dbconlin]

I bought 50s and wish I had gone 60...