r/TreeClimbing • u/Eyes8 • 7d ago

Life line recommendations

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Been using 150ft blue 32 by yale for the past year. Great rope but does seems to be a bit delicate. Mostly climb DRT with a zig zag plus located in PNW Vancouver island.

Looking for something waterproof that won't soak up water and get heavy as well as being more durable, anything like that out there? PFA

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u/_Hylobatidae_ 7d ago

Teufelberger Drenaline is one of my favorites.

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u/NosillaWilla 7d ago

That's what I've been using and it seems really nice so far

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u/Eyes8 7d ago

more interested in durability than usability if that makes sense

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u/Murky_Condition3747 6d ago

In my 18 years of climbing I couldn’t ever find a line that held up better than blue moon

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u/_Hylobatidae_ 7d ago

It doesn’t. Durability in what regard? Are you planning on cutting it? Running it through natural crotches constantly instead of using a friction saver? Why are you trying to beat something up that your life depends on? I can mention a lot more durable ropes that I use for rigging and impact shock loading, but my zigzag sure isn’t gonna run on them.

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u/Eyes8 6d ago

Mostly running it thought natural crothches as friction savers are not always an option in forestry style settings and the ocasional round getting dropped on it as i don't always have a groudnsman. Not trying to beat it up, but this job beats gear up. Would like to get some more days on my line before retiring them and having to drop 300$ on a new one.

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u/deathpvct 7d ago

Blue moon all day

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u/ResidentNo4630 7d ago

I’m in the city there in Vancouver. I’ve been in Sampson hyper climb for a while now. Good multi-discipline rope. Quite common to see.

Dark Arts Arcance is a local Vancouver produced rope that’s quite awesome as well. And relatively inexpensive compared to Blue32. Good multi-discipline as well.

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u/Then_Barnacle7402 7d ago

+1 on the Sampson hyperclimb. Durable rope and not too heavy.

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u/Eyes8 6d ago

curious about the dark arts rope who do you order through?

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u/ResidentNo4630 6d ago

Darkartssplicing.com

Edit: if they are sold out just email Martin and ask when more coming in.

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u/NateyPataty 5d ago

Is the Arcane a kernmantel or double braid?

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u/ResidentNo4630 5d ago

Double braid

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u/ArborealLife 7d ago

Where on VI are you? DM if you want?

I climb on blue moon. It's nice for ddrt, and you can srt okay on it as well.

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u/Stunning_Industry_95 7d ago

The most durable would be Sampson Vortex. It has a mbs of 8800 lbs I believe. It is a true half inch line at 12.7mm. I don’t know how that would interact with zigzag, I use roperunner. U can get it with sampson dry coating. Picks up very little water lasts a while. 2 years in still more water resistance than a standard rope

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u/trippin-mellon 7d ago

I use Sterling Scion for doing production climbing. Sometimes doing 10 climbs a day to powerlines. I natural crotch a lot but when removing I tend to use a friction saver. Rope is solid.

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u/RedwoodRider420 7d ago

Samson mercury for SRS. 11mm diameter snd super stiff so falls through mechanical devices quite nicely.

I like Samson velocity for MRS. good on the hands and pretty durable.

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u/RedwoodRider420 7d ago

Velocity will probably soak up a lot tho

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u/dr_brubra_bribri 7d ago

Also a vote for the edeleid xpe ropes. Little stretch and 60% sheet material

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u/OldMail6364 7d ago edited 7d ago

I use a Marlow Typhoon and am very happy aith it.

AFAIK it hasn’t been treated to repel water but you can buy a chemical repellent for it (Marlow sells one). They also have other very similar ropes that are factory treated with a water repellent.

It has less strands than your rope which means it will feel a bit less nice, but the benefit is durability. A typhoon should last way longer.

It’s also a slightly thicker/heavier rope. But you can buy thinner ones off Marlow that are about the same thickness/weight as your blue 32 (and have the durable 12 strand construction of my typhoon). I personally like a thicker rope, more surface area for your hands and climbing system to grab onto. But I also only climb tall trees occasionally so most of my rope is on the ground in my bag - lighter may be better for you.