11mm rope...hmmm

[Chopper-Gooders]

Alright men, i climb on a 13mm yale rope and its about time i got a shiny new rope, just want some thoughts in 11 mm climbing rope....experience and such like, also 9mm prusik??

 

cheeers

[Dilz]

13 mm is good, i rate the xtcs, i think 11mm is too thin, unless you use a lockjack. One advantage of an 11mm rope is it opens up lots of possibilities to use gear mainly used in rock climbing, where 11mm is probably as thick as it gets. I switched from Yale xtc to poison ivy, which is 11.7mm the extra .7mm makes a hell of a difference to how the rope feels in your hands, i really dislike the blaze 11mm, i find it hard to grip, especialy when wet, but then i got some fair sized paws with which to have to grip it with. I started using 8mm prussik cord on the poison ivy, it worked well, but would heat up a hellish amount when descending, to the point where i could hold the knot, have just switched today in fact back to 10mm and from a knut to a VT, much happier i must say. - thats just my view and experience, best thing is to try and get hold of some of the ropes you are interested in a try em out.

[Guest Infinitree]

Might take some getting used to, especially in the cold months to come. I'm loving Imori (12mm) at the moment!

[Chopper-Gooders]

i have looked at the imori 12 very tempted with that also it not being as small which dusnt leave you much if u nick it with a silky. but being 20 knicker more than my trusty xtc but it does look nice....too many choices

[broadsword]

used blaze for years and love it.

[Chopper-Gooders]

Infinitree where are you based in east sussex?

[Mark Bolam]

Same as Dilz here, frighteningly similar thoughts and experiences!

[Guest Infinitree]

Hi mate, I'm based in chiddingly, near hailsham-Where are you at?-Rob

[brothergrim]

I went from 13mm to 11mm and I find it awesome !! Much more flowing and neater with a hitchclimber and vt .

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I went from 13mm to 11mm and I find it awesome !! Much more flowing and neater with a hitchclimber and vt .

 

ditto:thumbup: