Beal beta please

[builder206]

In another thread billcoe gives a link to a blowout on Beal ropes but another poster says "but it's a Beal." What's wrong with Beal ropes?

[RuMR]

nuthin'...

 

personal preferences...

[studklimer]

Yeh, it's just personal preference. I've used beals joker on a number of alpine climbs, and it works great.

[Sol]

i just bought my wife a 70m beal in the valley for $140, its a badass rope!. The one thing i've heard about beal's is that the sheath's fuzz out real quick. My wife's new rope is so damn slick a a little sheath fuzz would proabaly be great.

[builder206]

Well, I bought it so time will tell. It's a 60m dry 10.2. For $98 I can't go wrong. If Chouinard has used them all these year to make ropes with his name on them, they must be OK, but every Blue Water I've used seemed to have the best hand. So I bought price, I guess...but toast recently warned me against making choices on price alone...

[olyclimber]

i have a beal joker...nice rope.

[kevbone]

In another thread billcoe gives a link to a blowout on Beal ropes but another poster says "but it's a Beal." What's wrong with Beal ropes?

 

 

In my opinion.....beal ropes are on the bottom of the food chain. I have owned two in my 11 years of climbing. Both have frayed out badly. I will never again buy a Beal rope.

 

 

IMO.

[spotly]

I climbed on my last Beal for 2 years before retiring it and it hadn't fuzzed. Maybe they've solved that problem with the latest ropes?

[TeleRoss]

I've owned two Beal's so far. One 10.2 and one Joker.

I've found that they are solid ropes. The 10.2 was the flyer, a very durable crag rope. Have absolutely no complaints about that rope.

The Joker is a great rope for alpine rock where weight is a primary concern. Again, I have nothing bad to say.

 

[Jens]

Great ropes...... Know for their soft hand. Probably not the best cords for nail ups and other such abuse though.

[builder206]

Man, these reports are all over the map. Well, by next August I'll know what I bought.

[catbirdseat]

I think that part of it is that some people are using skinny ropes for cragging and wearing them out fast. This came up in another thread. Use a skinny rope in the alpine and a fat rope cragging and you'll be more likely to be a happy customer.