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Santa is buying me a new 30m rope for indoor climbing. I'm after something cheap and durable, and ideally nice to handle. I've found these two - can anyone recommend one over the other please, or anything else to look at? It'll be used for indoor toproping and leading, with everything from kids to big blokes.

https://rockrun.com/products/mammut-promo-9-5mm-x-30m
https://www.alpinetrek.co.uk/beal-zonsi-101-bergfreunde-edition-single-rope...

In reply to Catriona:

Not much to choose really, both frm top manufacturers. For indoor use I‘d personally probably incline to the 10.1 over the 9.5

In reply to Catriona: I'e got a similar mammut rope and it's very good. But i will say that 30m is too short - it won't even get you up and down a lot of inside walls. 40m at least

In reply to Catriona:

+1 for the point about rope length, unless you know 30m is enough for your local wall, and you're only going to use that one wall. 35m minimum for a rope if you intend climbing at various different walls; even that won't be enough for the longest routes at some walls.

Regarding those two ropes: the Beal is thicker than the Mammut - you'll probably get a bit more wear out of it, and it'll probably feel nice and comfy in the belay hand, but be aware that it might be a bit thick for some belay devices (e.g. Grigri 2).

In reply to bpmclimb:

I'll mainly be climbing in Derby and Birmingham, where I gather 30m should be enough. I have a 50m rope which I use outdoor, so that would do if I ever stray beyond those two areas.

In reply to bpmclimb:


Interesting you say that, I prefer thinner ropes for handling. My 8mm half ropes feel great and in comparison the single ropes feel so fat!