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hossjulia
Trad climber
Where the Hoback and the mighty Snake River meet
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Mar 27, 2013 - 08:46pm PT
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I like the 70 when it's needed, mines a 9.6 Beal dry, so it handles great, but I can barely coil it. Don't mind the weight, but it doesn't really fit in my hand.
One downside I discovered; I ran 2 pitches together on Penneyroyal Arches, right side, it took the full 70, I was really gassed and a little trembly setting up the belay. That is a right facing corner almost the whole way.
(Super fun at 5.7)
The 70 was originally purchased for top roping the Chouinard Falls in Lee Vining Canyon (CA). A 70 keeps you from having to pass a knot on the far left, belaying from the boulder.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Mar 27, 2013 - 08:52pm PT
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Several years into 70m rope availability, what say you?
With several years of data now available, I think we're finally in a position to be able to state with some certainty that 70m ropes are, on average (and allowing for some inaccuracy of measurement), ten meters longer than 60m ropes.
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hossjulia
Trad climber
Where the Hoback and the mighty Snake River meet
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Mar 27, 2013 - 08:55pm PT
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^^^roflmao, 'cause I thought of that too
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Mar 27, 2013 - 09:53pm PT
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60m half ropes have worked for me for many years. They're 62% longer than the 37 meter (120 ft) ropes I started out with, and meanwhile I'm 1% shorter, so everything seems bigger anyway.
I'm stickin' with the 60's.
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msiddens
Trad climber
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Mar 27, 2013 - 10:04pm PT
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Munge- LOVE mine for more than just a few options. I don't use it dragging so much but having it in the arsenal works on my rack for all multi-pitch climbs. We should go!
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