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rope
November 02, 2008, 09:03:43 pm
so then, i need a rope... haven't got a clue.

need to be:

long enough fo a 50 metre lead wall

compatible with one of thesehttp://www.wildcountry.co.uk/Products/AscentDecentBelay/VCPro/

durable

not too expensive

open to suggestions. :)

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#1 Re: rope
November 02, 2008, 09:05:59 pm
long enough fo a 50 metre lead wall

If you need a 100m rope you may struggle a little.
Shall we assume you want a single rather than a twin or half?

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#2 Re: rope
November 03, 2008, 07:32:27 am
long enough fo a 50 metre lead wall

If you need a 100m rope you may struggle a little.
Shall we assume you want a single rather than a twin or half?

sorry my mistake, that was supossed to read 15 not 50. :-[

and yes, i am looking for a single.

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#3 Re: rope
November 03, 2008, 09:57:23 am
Do you need one which will hold leader falls? I have an old one which may hold a leader fall as long as you grab on to the wall on the way down to take a bit of the force out of it  ;)

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#4 Re: rope
November 03, 2008, 01:16:54 pm
Last time i was there (about six weeks ago) Decathlon had some really good deals going.
Beal Topgun 60m for 80quid, (i'd just payed a oner elsewhere).
They were selling the 70m for a hundred, although this might be slight overkill for a 15m wall.

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#5 Re: rope
November 04, 2008, 05:02:02 pm
any suggestions?

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#6 Re: rope
November 04, 2008, 05:36:36 pm
any suggestions?

Get a 50m Mammut Tusk, they're cheap and durable and will serve you well.

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#7 Re: rope
November 04, 2008, 07:58:53 pm
any suggestions?

Get a 50m Mammut Tusk, they're cheap and durable and will serve you well.

cheers

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#8 Re: rope
November 05, 2008, 05:33:30 pm
any suggestions?

Get a 50m Mammut Tusk, they're cheap and durable and will serve you well.

when it says 7 fallshttp://www.peglers.co.uk/2_Mammut-Tusk-9.8mm-x-50m.htm does that mean it will only take 7 falls?

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#9 Re: rope
November 05, 2008, 05:43:16 pm
Munkii, I believe we've been here before, there are plenty of ways of finding information on the net via  :google:

This is a good starting point Needlesports : Ropes that explains a lot of the basics.

Ropes are rated for a certain number of falls of a given 'fall-factor' (which is calulated as a function of the distance fallen) over a certain type of edge.  Generally a ropes rated number of falls is the number of factor 2 falls it will take, but your rope can get trashed after just one fall.

As with virtually every other aspect of safety in relation to climbing/bouldering its all down to judgement.


 

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