Edelrid Aramid Slings

Where did you buy them?

They seem pretty cool - where did you pick them up? Are they similar to the petzl powercord?

Are they basically just sewn slings made out of round cord instead of flat webbing? Or is there some other feature?

Not to be a negative on these cords, but I kind of like being able to see where my slings are sewn together. Seems like you would have to just put blind trust in the company that they got it right.

jeb

I'd be interested to see why/how these don't suffer the well known "Kevlar fibers cut through each other after repeated flexing" that doomed earlier aramid cords like Gemini cord.

Gunkiemike wrote:I'd be interested to see why/how these don't suffer the well known "Kevlar fibers cut through each other after repeated flexing" that doomed earlier aramid cords like Gemini cord.

The original Gemini was Spectra/Kevlar mix and was changed to Spectra/Technora as the latter has far better fatigue properties. I´d expect Edelrid to be using Technora anyway since it´s the more popular Euro choice but someone will have to ask them.
Bit of a specialist item really but if you climb in southern Europe on the razor sharp threads one encounters you´ll know why Italian guidebooks tell you to bring Kevlar threads with you! (I´ve cut a doubled 12mm Dyneema sling completely through by resting on it but that was my fault for being a weak slob I guess).

jeb013 wrote:Not to be a negative on these cords, but I kind of like being able to see where my slings are sewn together. Seems like you would have to just put blind trust in the company that they got it right. jeb

Kai Larson wrote:Where did you buy them?