Although pricey The Mammut Revelation is excellent value as it lasts really well and is skinny. Keep chopping the ends off and you well have a usable rope for many years.
For the sake of clarification, I'm interested in what the best deal is on ropes which are 80 metres long and 10.2mm or less.
In terms of weight, ideally skinnier is better for my needs, but I would rather not blow £250 on super skinny 80m without consideration of the other options first...
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Price and value are both of interest. Whether an £250 80m rope is really better then buying a £125 80m rope and being able to replace it with a brand new rope after a few years, all depends on what the rope is being used for. I would certainly like to see what's out there before deciding.
In reply to Eann: Are there enough 40 metre routes around to make an 80 metre rope worthwhile. I only know of a few on Kalymnos and certainly not enough to persuade me to pay for and carry all the extra. Even some of the 40 metre routes can be done with a 70 metre rope and a bit of cunning.
The other thing of course is that since most ropes wear at the ends fastest you can chop an 80m down several times and still have a 70m left at the end, whereas if you try that with a 70m you'll be needing to buy a new one sooner for your trips abroad.
In reply to Eann: Go outdoors are doing an edelrid 80m rope for £60 until the middle/end of next week. Think its a basic untreated rope, only scanned the catalogue.
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> Edelrid Swift 8.9 triple-rated rope from T-P for 155 Eur.
Unfortunately, it does specify that this rope is 'not suitable for working routes or top roping'. A more experienced climber may well want a specific rope for climbing easier ground or doing onsight attempts (especially one so light!) but for a beginner's first rope they really need it to do everything since it will likely be the only one they have for the time being.
No link sorry, saw it in their little catalog thing. price quoted in there states £60 for either a 50/60 or 80. Edelrid 'Entrance Line', sounds like a bog standard untreated 10mm.
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