mzvarner Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 looking for leightweight, obvious middle mark (bi-weave, or the little feather thing, or robust inking)and 60m. Beal joker looks promising.Thoughts and opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromage Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Have you considered doubles? Look at Beal's Ice Line. I'm on my second set of those and love them. Climbing alpine with doubles has many advantages over a single that outweigh (pun intended) the weight penalty, at least in my book. Mammut also makes some excellent skinny doubles that are quite light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mzvarner Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 I own a pair of doubles (Edelweiss Oxygen). They get used more for ice climbing or i use one strand for glacier crossings. Im planning a trip to Mt. Whittney in August so I would like to fly just one rope down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unklehuck Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I use a 70m Mammut Serenity 8.9mm single exclusively in the alpine - summer and winter. I've put a lot of miles on it doing everything (including aid/jugging on Liberty Crack) and it has held up amazingly well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMO Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I use either the 70M Serenity or twin Blue Water Ice Floss depending on the route. I like 'em both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montypiton Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 if you own a set of doubles, and want to go ultralight, why not just fold one in half and climb shorter pitches? I've used this tactic a bunch - particularly on modest climbs where I may be simulclimbing a significant portion. I share your preference for bi-patterns,and I've wished I could find a bicolor skinnier than the joker - my solution has been to mark the rope middle by taking a dull needle and weaving contrasting color thread into the sheath for an inch or two. no worries about hang-ups as with tape marking, nor chemical reactions as with ink/paint, plus the mark will last as long as the sheath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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