When buying a climbing rope you will need to make a number of decisions about the type of rope you need. Dynamic or Static? Single or Half? Dry Treated or Standard? 50m or 60m (or for that matter, 30m, 40m, 70m or 80m?).
Single Ropes are ropes designed to be used on their own and are mainly used on bolted routes at walls and on sport climbs. They can also be used on easier trad climbs but may slightly reduce the protection possibilities. They can be paired up with another rope and used as a Half Rope and so a Single rope is probably the best buy as a first rope. In many sport climbing areas these days routes can be 35m or even 40m long so a 70m or 80m rope is icreasingly the length of choice.
Half Ropes are designed to be used in pairs and are mainly used for trad climbing, where the leader is responsible for placing their own protection. For sommer rock climbing, 50m ropes are long enough and they would not normally be any thinner than 8mm, but in winter, 60m ropes are worth having and as light as possible - these will often enable you to reach a safe belay that you could not get to with 50m ropes.
Those wanting a rope for winter and/or alpine climbing should go for a Dry rope - a standard rope will soon cause problems on snow as it can be impossible to get it though a belay plate once it becomes waterlogged and then frozen.
For more information about ropes please see our Climbing Ropes page.
Bargain 10ish mm single dynamic 30m rope - ideal length for the climbing wall and small outcrops.
An extremely robust 10.2mm single rope with high safety margins. Dry treated.
An extremely robust 10.2mm single rope with high safety margins. Dry sheath.
A good general 50m x 10.2mm diameter cragging rope.
Excellent general purpose 10mm diameter cragging rope.
Superb lightweight 10mm diameter single rope renowned for its abrasion resistance. Dry treated.
Superb lightweight 10mm diameter single rope renowned for its abrasion resistance. Dry sheath.
Superb lightweight 10mm diameter single rope renowned for its abrasion resistance. Untreated.
Light enough for long sport climbs but durable enough for those wishing to work routes.
Light enough for those long sport climbing leads while still giving good handling and belay control.
A lightweight rope but also one that will cope with some working of routes.
A single rope with a perfect combination of small diameter, low weight and high performance. Dry sheath.
A single rope with a perfect combination of small diameter, low weight and high performance.
One of the lightest and thinnest ropes on the market to pass its UIAA single rope test. Dry treated.
One of the lightest and thinnest ropes on the market to pass its UIAA single rope test. Dry sheath.
One of the lightest ropes on the market to pass all its UIAA rope tests as a single, double and paired rope.
An excellent highly abrasion resistant sharp edge tested half rope, with full dry treatment.
An excellent highly abrasion resistant sharp edge tested half rope, with a dry-treated sheath.
At 8.7mm, the thinnest and lightest UIAA certified single rope in the world.
Superb hard wearing 8.5mm diameter dry-treated half rope. Ideal for dedicated alpinists and winter climbers.
A superb specialist fully dry-treated rope that is ideal for winter climbing, alpine style ascents and expedition use.
Ideal for dedicated alpinists and winter climbers who value weight saving. Excellent handling qualities.
Ideal for rock climbers who value weight saving and do not want a rope for alpinism or winter climbing.
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