Choosing Your Rope
Treatment and Finishes on Petzl Ropes
Special treatment stabilizes core strands and improves consistency, providing excellent grip and consistent handling over time.
Specific coil makes the rope ready for use; helps the user avoid initial uncoiling mistakes (except for the 200-meter length).
The core and the sheath are bonded together at the rope ends for greater durability and to prevent frayed ends (except for the 200-meter length).
Indicates the middle of the rope for easier rope management (except for the 200-meter length).
Choosing Your Dynamic Rope
| ADDITIONAL TREATMENT | WEIGHT PER METER | OPTIMIZED FOR | ||
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| Multi-Type | 54 g | Ice climbing, mixed climbing Performance mountaineering Performance outdoor climbing |
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| 55 g | Performance outdoor climbing Mountaineering |
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| Single | 58 g | Outdoor climbing Mountaineering |
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| 60 g | Indoor and outdoor climbing | |||
| 60 g | Indoor climbing | |||
| 65 g | Indoor and outdoor climbing | |||
| Half / Twin | 40 g | Ice climbing, mixed climbing Performance mountaineering |
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| 44 g | Multi-pitch climbing Mountaineering |
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| 47 g | Multi-pitch climbing |
The UIAA Guide Dry treatment is our most complete water repellent treatment for frequent use in wet environments: ice climbing and mountaineering. It meets the requirements of the UIAA Water Repellent Test and improves the rope’s resistance to dirt and abrasion.
Dry treatment making the rope more resistant to water, dirt, and abrasion. Handling, grip, and other characteristics are maintained longer in cold, wet conditions.
Choosing Your Low Stretch Kernmantle Rope
| SPECIFICATIONS | WEIGHT PER METER | OPTIMIZED FOR | |
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| Lightweight and compact | 55 g | Independent canyoning, caving, and hauling | |
| Excellent handling | 70 g | Group use canyoning, caving, and installing fixed lines |