Wet vs. Dry rope in Squamish

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SquamRook
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Wet vs. Dry rope in Squamish

Post by SquamRook » Sun Aug 28, 2016 3:32 pm

Hi all,

I'm a rookie climber now living in Squamish and in search of some advice on my first rope.

What I plan to do: cragging, occasional multi-pitch.

I'm on a very tight budget and am wondering what the consensus is (if there is one) on ropes in Squamish-- is a wet rope even feasible, or will occasional surprise rainshowers accelerate wear to the point where a dry rope is a better investment?

Cheers.

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Re: Wet vs. Dry rope in Squamish

Post by scrubber » Wed Aug 31, 2016 8:55 pm

Dry ropes are for ice and alpine climbers. No need to waste unnecessary $$ on the dry treatment unless you're heading into the mountains.

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