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Best Rock Climbing Ropes of 2024
Best Rock Climbing Ropes of 2024
If you want to get off the ground when climbing, you're going to need a rope — but which one...

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Best Rope Bags for Climbing of 2024
Best Rope Bags for Climbing of 2024
Want to know what is the best rope bag for climbing? We've tested nearly 30 different bags in the...

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How to Choose a Climbing Rope Bag - Click for details
How to Choose a Climbing Rope Bag
As climbing increases in popularity, gear manufacturers are producing a variety of rope bags...

by Steven Tata & Trish Matheny

How to Choose a Climbing Rope - Click for details
How to Choose a Climbing Rope
Shopping for climbing ropes can be a bewildering task. With various lengths, diameters, weave...

by Jeff Dobronyi

Mammut 9.5 Crag Classic
Mammut 9.5 Crag Classic
The Mammut 9.5 Crag Classic is our favorite climbing rope, and so naturally, the one that we...

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New Balance FuelCell Propel v5
New Balance FuelCell Propel v5
The New Balance Propel v5 brings a small update to a fairly versatile daily trainer. The shoe...

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Beal Joker
Beal Joker
The Beal Joker delivers supple and durable performance in a lightweight package, making it a top...

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Mammut 9.5 Crag We Care Classic
Mammut 9.5 Crag We Care Classic
The Mammut 9.5 Crag We Care Classic shows outstanding performance at an affordable price, making...

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Edelrid Tommy Caldwell Eco Dry ColorTec 9.3
Edelrid Tommy Caldwell Eco Dry ColorTec 9.3
A clear middle mark enhances safety and efficiency, and the Edelrid Tommy Caldwell Eco Dry...

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DMM Classic
DMM Classic
The DMM Classic is one of the best rope bags that we tested and quickly became a favorite of our...

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Beal Opera
Beal Opera
The Beal Opera packs elite performance into a lightweight and durable package, earning our...

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Sterling Velocity Xeros 9.8
Sterling Velocity Xeros 9.8
The Sterling Velocity Xeros 9.8 is a durable and smooth rope that makes a perfect workhorse for...

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Black Diamond Super Chute
Black Diamond Super Chute
The Black Diamond Super Chute is one of the larger-volume rope bags in our review that handles a...

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Metolius Dirt Bag II
Metolius Dirt Bag II
The Metolius Dirt Bag II offers an improved closure system as well as a large and more useful tarp...

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Sterling Aero 9.2 Xeros
Sterling Aero 9.2 Xeros
The Sterling Aero 9.2 Xeros is a supple and well-featured rope that offers the best versatility on...

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Metolius Ropemaster HC
Metolius Ropemaster HC
The Metolius Ropemaster HC is a heavy-duty model with a large tarp and impressively spacious pack...

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Metolius Speedster
Metolius Speedster
The Metolius Speedster is a durable rope bag with some nice features. While it doesn't pack a rope...

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New Balance FuelCell Propel v4
New Balance FuelCell Propel v4
The New Balance Propel v4 brings high-budget features to a low-budget shoe. As a soft and...

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Edelrid Boa Pro Dry
Edelrid Boa Pro Dry
The Edelrid Boa Pro Dry is a thick 9.8mm workhorse rope that combines solid durability with a...

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Edelrid Eagle Light
Edelrid Eagle Light
The Edelrid Eagle Light gave our Editors' Choice winner, the Mammut Infinity, a run for its money...

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Petzl Arial
Petzl Arial
We tested the Petzl Arial and were pleasantly surprised in many ways. The handling, catch, and...

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Sterling Nano IX
Sterling Nano IX
The Sterling Nano IX is one of the lightest and thinnest climbing ropes in our test group...

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Mammut Infinity
Mammut Infinity
The Mammut Infinity Dry perfectly exemplifies all that we want and ask for out of a climbing rope...

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Maxim Pinnacle
Maxim Pinnacle
The Maxim Pinnacle is a great rope, but not for everything nor everyone. This 9.5 mm is sleek and...

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Arc'teryx Pali Rope Bag
Arc'teryx Pali Rope Bag
The Arc'teryx Pali features a unique rolltop design that is common in packs (especially Arc'teryx...

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Black Diamond 9.9mm
Black Diamond 9.9mm
Black Diamond just recently started making ropes, and we were excited to check them out in our...

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BlueWater Ropes Lightning Pro
BlueWater Ropes Lightning Pro
The BlueWater Ropes Lightning Pro 9.7 mm is a lightweight for-the-diameter rope that handles well...

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Bluewater Xenon 9.2
Bluewater Xenon 9.2
The Xenon is Bluewater's 9.2mm offering in their line of single ropes named after the noble gases...

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Esprit Alpine Personal Escape Rope
Esprit Alpine Personal Escape Rope
Committing routes often dictate a need for two ropes to facilitate longer rappels on the descent...

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Petzl Kab
Petzl Kab
The Petzl KAB stands out as an impressively functional rope bag for climbing indoors. It has some...

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Wild Country Ropeman 3
Wild Country Ropeman 3
Recall info from Wild Country: Wild Country Ropeman 3 Recall. Wild Country issued a voluntary...

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Maxim Glider
Maxim Glider
The New England Ropes Maxim Glider is an innovative and well made climbing rope. At 10.2mm, 66 g/m...

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BlueWater Eliminator
BlueWater Eliminator
In the category of thicker diameter workhorse ropes, the BlueWater Eliminator stands out for its...

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Mammut Tusk
Mammut Tusk
At 9.8 mm and 63 g/m, the Mammut Tusk is the perfect example of an all-around climbing rope. It's...

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Sterling Marathon Pro
Sterling Marathon Pro
Our testers usually reached for the Marathon Pro before a day of hard climbing that was not too...

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Sterling Fusion Ion R
Sterling Fusion Ion R
The Fusion Ion R, with its 9.4 mm diameter and 57 g/m weight, occupies an interesting place in...

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Edelweiss Curve Unicore Supereverdry
Edelweiss Curve Unicore Supereverdry
The Edelweiss Curve Unicore Supereverdry is one of two "Unicore" constructed rope in this review...

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Trango Lotus
Trango Lotus
The Trango Lotus 9.9 mm is a solid "workhorse" rope. If you don't care about the lightest and...

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Metolius Vortex
Metolius Vortex
The Metolius Vortex is Discontinued as of December 2016 The Vortex is a slick and easy-to-use rope...

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Petzl Bolsa
Petzl Bolsa
Petzl discontinued production of the Bolsa in 2019 The Petzl Bolsa is unique because it's a rope...

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Mammut Crag
Mammut Crag
The Mammut Crag is a large backpack-style rope bag with plenty of padding and space for a full...

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Maxim Equinox
Maxim Equinox
Even though the end of the rope wore out quickly, the overall performance of the Maxim Equinox was...

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Sterling Rock Gym
Sterling Rock Gym
If you are looking for a cheap rope that you can bang up in the gym, the Sterling Rock Gym is a...

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New England Alex Honnold Signature Bi-Pattern Glider
New England Alex Honnold Signature Bi-Pattern Glider
With the New England Alex Honnold Glider you get performance that is about as good as could be...

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Sterling Helix
Sterling Helix
Sterling touts their Helix 9.5mm as a "skinny workhorse," and we wholeheartedly agree. It is one...

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Metolius Rope Ranger
Metolius Rope Ranger
The Rope Ranger is Discontinued as of 2016 The Metolius Rope Ranger is the big brother to the...

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Mammut Revelation
Mammut Revelation
The Mammut Revelation Dry is a skinny 9.2mm diameter rope that actually feels even skinnier than...

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Mammut Sensor
Mammut Sensor
The Mammut Sensor is No Longer Available as of September 2017 The Mammut Sensor is the first rope...

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Trango Agility Duo Dry 9.1
Trango Agility Duo Dry 9.1
Trango sells a range of ropes in the Agility line at several different diameters. We tested the...

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Black Diamond Super Slacker
Black Diamond Super Slacker
Black Diamond Discontinued the Super Slacker in the Spring of 2018 The Black Diamond Super...

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