Favorite Rope Brands?

[ryanb]

Metolius (who imports lanex ropes and adds an awesome middle marker) is my current favorite rope brand bar none though I tend to buy cheap and buy often since I put a lot of abuse on my ropes.

 

I just put one of their 9.8 70's into semi retriement (could chop the ends and keep using it but then it wouldn't be long enough to lower off thin fingers etc...) and have a 9.2 in the bag waiting for use on long routes this summer (replaces a POS petzl 9.4... petzl does almost everything they do right but they need to rethink the rope line).

[spotly]

I've really like my Mammuts and Beal as far as durability and handling.

[pink]

mammut

[JosephH]

Mammut. The Metolius / Lanex ropes handle pretty much exactly like Mammuts, but the sheath doesn't last nearly as long. I use the Metolius 9.8s for everyday stuff and the Mammuts for anything serious.

[denalidave]

It's good to see a topic, like this thread, that we can all finally agree on.

[pms]

Kit has never been much into kegs, but basically correct analysis on that rope choice.