UKC

Hello all,

I'm about to buy my first outdoor rope (single). I'll intend to use it for both sports and trad climbing.
Criteria I'm using: 70 m length, around 10 mm diameter, preferably treated, max E 180,-. I’ve found these two ropes:

Edelrid Heron pro dry 9.8
Mammut Galaxy Protect 10.0

What rope would you advise, and why? Alternatives or great deals are off course also appreciated.

Cheers, Tinus

In reply to Tinus:

Personally, for a workhorse rope (which is what you're will be if you're using it for everything) I would get the cheapest one you can find and basically ignore branding as it makes little difference in my experience. Also I'm not convinced dry treatment is worth the extra money on any rope not used for winter climbing, but especially not on a single so wouldn't bother with that.

As close as you can get to £1 a metre is what I aim for. This is a reasonable deal, for example, and is a good rope, I've used it: https://www.alpinetrek.co.uk/mammut-zopa-97-bergfreunde-edition-bf/?backlin...

This is even cheaper but a bit thicker. https://www.alpinetrek.co.uk/beal-zonsi-101-bergfreunde-edition-single-rope...

Loads out there, but as far as I'm concerned a rope is a rope is a rope if you're just after a workhorse!

In reply to Tinus:

Same as above, cheapest you can get, although at 70m I might look for ropes less than 10mm so out of those two I'd prefer the 9.8.