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.
A very robust single untreated rope - ideal for sport and group and club use.
A good general 50m x 10.2mm diameter cragging rope.
Durable rope for intensive climbing wall use!
Excellent general purpose 10mm diameter cragging rope.
Superb lightweight 10mm diameter single rope renowned for its abrasion resistance. Dry sheath.
An extremely durable rope made for climbing wall use.
An ultra abrasion-proof rope for climbing walls and outdoor ed instruction.
Perfect as a sport climbing rope or as that first rope for outcrop climbing.
A dry-treated single rope for both sport and trad climbing, the 9.8mm Crag Dry has excellent handling, high durability, and an optimum balance between diameter and weight.
A lightweight rope but also one that will cope with some working of routes.
An untreated single rope, ideal for sport climbing or trad climbing.
Ideal for sport climbing or trad climbing, with small diameter, low weight and high performance.
Ideal for sport climbing or trad climbing, and changes pattern half way.
One of the lightest ropes on the market to pass all its UIAA rope tests.
One of the lightest ropes on the market to pass all its UIAA rope tests - dry treated.
Extremely lightweight dry-treated rope for sports climbers and other crag rats.
An excellent highly abrasion resistant sharp edge tested half rope, with a dry-treated sheath.
An excellent highly abrasion resistant sharp edge tested half rope, with full dry treatment.
Dry single rope for ice climbing, mountaineering and performance rock climbing.
A superb specialist fully dry-treated rope that is ideal for winter climbing, alpine style ascents and expedition use.
A great value cragging rope for multipitch trad climbing in dry conditions. 30m available.
A dry-treated half rope for ice climbing, mountaineering, multi-pitch climbing and alpine climbing.
Extremely light half rope for ice climbing, mixed climbing and alpine climbing.
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