Climbing rope advise

[greenarb]

Hi all, would like to pick the brains of you all. I am a relatively new climber and have been climbing on a 12.5mm new england rope, the honeybros red, white and blue type (sorry cant remember the exact type) it has served me well to start with but has a very tough form which isnt brill with knots and has a tendency to coil. What is the general opinion on the best ropes? So many out there and they all claim to be the best in the business!?? Any advice and opinions would be really appreciated :-) cheers

[Joe Newton]

Yale XTC is a lovely 13mm rope for a great price.

[DanClimbsTrees]

Yale XTC is a lovely 13mm rope for a great price.

 

Agreed

[JaySmith]

Depends what friction device you use. For example I use a lock jack and find the higher gauge ropes perform better such as Xtc and agama rather than the 11mm offerings. Personally preference really

[greenarb]

Thanks for the input guys. Dan I have just moved onto hitch climber with 10mm cord...thanks joe your not the first to say yale xtc so might take a look into that...

[greenarb]

Sorry I ment jay...

[JaySmith]

Most of the guys I know that climb on hitch climber use 11m ropes, maybe they tend better I'm not sure as I've never used that system so can't help there I'm afraid

 

Also I find that 11m rope hurts my hands in long ascents where 13mm doesn't but then I've got small girly hands so that might have some bearing!

[greenarb]

I have tried my bosses 11mm rope and im not keen. I have really big hands and cant grip it as well as 13mm...I think a bit of experimenting is called for, still getting used to hc after using a prussik since starting climbing

[5 shires]

Hi all, would like to pick the brains of you all. I am a relatively new climber and have been climbing on a 12.5mm new england rope, the honeybros red, white and blue type (sorry cant remember the exact type) it has served me well to start with but has a very tough form which isnt brill with knots and has a tendency to coil. What is the general opinion on the best ropes? So many out there and they all claim to be the best in the business!?? Any advice and opinions would be really appreciated :-) cheers

 

I use 11.7mm Yale "LIME LITE" with my spider and zig zag. 13mm "YALE XTC SCORCH "with my hitch set up for conies. If you can use your crap rope for just conies other wise it just gets ruiend.

[Joe Newton]

I climb day to day on 11mm Yale blaze, with a hitch climber. Very light and your hands get used to it. Works great with a pantin too. My personal climb one is 11mm velocity, which is way nicer than blaze.

 

When my work line retires I'll be trying blue tongue.