Climbing Ropes

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 increasingly 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 summer 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 untreated (or Non-Dry) 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. Semi Dry ropes (marketed under various names like "Dry Cover") are those that have just the sheath dry treated but not the core - this treatment is intended to give extra longevity.

For more information about ropes please see our Climbing Ropes page.

Beal 10.5mm Wallmaster
Beal 10.5mm Wallmaster
£501.00
£589.25
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A rope specifically designed for indoor climbing.

Mammut 10.2mm Crag Classic Marine/White
Mammut 10.2mm Crag Classic
£123.25
£145.00
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A very robust single untreated rope - ideal for sport and group and club use.

Beal Antidote 10.2mm
Beal Antidote 10.2mm Beal Antidote 10.2mm
Beal Antidote 10.2mm
From £103.25
£121.50
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A good general 50m x 10.2mm diameter cragging rope.

Beal Virus 10mm
Beal Virus 10mm
From £103.25
£121.50
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Excellent general purpose 10mm diameter climbing rope.

Mammut 9.9mm Crag (Gym) Workhorse Dry
Mammut 9.9mm Crag (Gym) Workhorse Dry
£195.50
£230.00
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An ultra abrasion-proof rope for climbing walls, big-walling and outdoor ed instruction.

Petzl 9.8mm Contact Wall
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Petzl 9.8mm Contact Wall
From £78.30
£87.00
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9.8mm diameter lightweight single rope for indoor climbing wall use.

Mammut 9.8mm Crag Classic Orange/White
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Mammut 9.8mm Crag Classic
From £93.50
£110.00
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Perfect as a sport climbing rope or as that first rope for outcrop climbing.

Mammut 9.8mm Crag Dry Safety Orange/Boa
Mammut 9.8mm Crag Dry
From £140.25
£165.00
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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.

Beal Karma 9.8mm
Beal Karma 9.8mm
Beal Karma 9.8mm
From £118.50
£139.25
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A mid-weight rope mainly designed for sport and single pitch climbing.

Beal Booster
Beal Booster 9.7mm Dry Cover
£183.00
£215.00
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A lightweight rope but also one that will cope with some working of routes.

Mammut 9.5mm Alpine Core Protect Dry Rope
Mammut 9.5mm Alpine Core Protect Dry Rope
Mammut 9.5mm Alpine Core Protect Dry Rope
From £179.00
£200.00
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Dynamic single rope with high cut resistance and Dry treatment.

Mammut 9.5mm Crag Classic
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Mammut 9.5mm Crag Classic
From £106.25
£125.00
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An untreated single rope, ideal for sport climbing or trad climbing.

Mammut Crag 9.5mm Dry Pink/Zen
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Mammut Crag 9.5mm Dry
From £153.00
£180.00
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Ideal for sport climbing or trad climbing, with small diameter, low weight and high performance.

Mammut Crag 9.5mm Dry Duodess Boa/SafetyOrange
Mammut Crag 9.5mm Dry Duodess
From £204.00
£240.00
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Ideal for sport climbing or trad climbing, and changes pattern half way.

Beal Zenith 9.5mm
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Beal Zenith 9.5mm
From £124.00
£145.50
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A thin single rope aimed at regular sport climbers who are pushing the grades.

Beal Joker Dry Cover Orange
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Beal Joker 9.1mm Dry Cover
From £146.00
£172.00
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One of the lightest ropes on the market to pass all its UIAA rope tests.

Beal Joker 9.1mm Golden Dry Blue
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Beal Joker 9.1mm Golden Dry
£210.00
£247.00
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One of the lightest ropes on the market to pass all its UIAA rope tests - dry treated.

Mammut 9.0mm Crag Sender Dry Ice/Sunrise
Mammut 9.0mm Crag Sender Dry
From £178.50
£210.00
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Extremely lightweight dry-treated rope for sports climbers and other crag rats.

Mammut 8.7mm Alpine Sender Dry
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Mammut 8.7mm Alpine Sender Dry
From £127.50
£150.00
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Dry single rope for ice climbing, mountaineering and performance rock climbing.

Beal 8.6mm Cobra
Beal 8.6mm Cobra Beal 8.6mm Cobra II Golden Dry
Beal 8.6mm Cobra II Golden Dry
From £127.50
£150.00
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Durable fully dry-treated half rope suitable for rock, winter and alpine.

Beal 8.6mm Cobra II Dry Cover
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Beal 8.6mm Cobra II Dry Cover
£108.25
£127.25
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Durable half rope suitable for trad rock climbing.

Beal Legend Green
Beal Legend 8.3mm
From £101.75
£119.50
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A lightweight and supple half rope for long routes. Perfect for trad climbing in spring through to autumn.
Beal Iceline Unicore 8.1mm Dry
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Beal Iceline Unicore 8.1mm Dry
From £63.50
£74.75
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Fully dry-treated rope - ideal for winter climbing, alpine style ascents and expedition use.

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