Double Pick Vs. Single pick ropes

[Edlinger]

What are your thoughts?

 

Double or single pick sheath weaves? Boy, the single picks sure have less rope drag it seems.

[JosephH]

For burly I use Mammut Supersafe 10.2 with a double-pick sheath - great rope. In the case of the Supersafe the teflon coating makes it exhibit less drag than most ropes.

 

For roped soloing I use a Maxim Glider 9.9 with a TPT single-pick sheath; handles very similar to the Supersafe, almost as burly, nice tight and smooth sheath.

 

These days I'm leaning more towards the Glider for the majority of my climbing and reserve the Supersafe for scary things.