Is the Mammut Infinity worth the extra money?
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Hi all, new to the forum and appreciate any advice. |
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I would stay away from an expensive rope at this point. You won't really see the benefits of a thinner, lighter rope until you are climbing really hard or have very long approaches. I would go for a cheap 9.8mm rope. I personally prefer the Sterling Evolution Velocity 9.8. |
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The Mammut Infinity is £10 cheaper than the Sterling Evolution Velocity. (remember I am in the UK). |
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Yes. Also, Mammut measures their ropes under tension, so the 9.5 Infinity feels the same if not fatter than Sterling Velocity. Tusk becomes stiff as an electric cord very fast. |
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James - I love the infinity, it's the best rope I've owned - handling and durability to size/weight are great. That said, for your first rope, get one that's cheap and decent that you don't mind beating up with gym climbing. Personally, I use a cheap 10+mm rope for the gym, top ropes, and most sport climbing. |
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get the cheapest 9.8-10.2 you can find |
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James-- english 6B ??? that's more like 12B here or French 6B ? |
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Yeah that would be French grade. |
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There have been ads for Edelweiss 9.8 here for around US $110, don't know about UK pricing though |
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for your experience level ... simply no ... youll be wasting the extra moola IMO |
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I <3 my infinity |
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They don't top rope in UK. So all these arguments against getting a nicer rope are kind of pointless. |
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doligo wrote:They don't top rope in UK. So all these arguments against getting a nicer rope are kind of pointless.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7dPa2MGqhE "top rope ... im on top rope ... TOOOOOPPP ROOOOPE ... top rope top rope top rope" the brits i suspect TR as much as anyone else out there ... ;) |
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doligo wrote:They don't top rope in UK. So all these arguments against getting a nicer rope are kind of pointless.Except that the OP mentioned that he was going to use the rope primarily for indoor leading... If you plan on taking lots of falls and want your money's worth you should probably just spring for a cheap 9.8-10.2. |
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FWIW, I don't know how you'd even really be able to appreciate the niceness of a skinny line if you never owned a fatter line. |
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Ok, I'll bite then. Since the OP is across the pond, maybe you can get good prices on Millet ropes? I've got their Rock Up 10mm rope and it feels and handles skinnier than my Infinity. It retails almost $100 less than Infinity (in the US at least). Has held pretty well through the whole summer of almost daily sport climbing and a few trips to the Creek. |
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If you want a cheap skinny mammut, I've been pretty happy with my Mammut Climax 9.6 I got for $125 at the beginning of the summer. Its soft and supple unlike the Infinity but the wear isn't too bad so far. |
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redlude97 wrote:If you want a cheap skinny mammut, I've been pretty happy with my Mammut Climax 9.6 I got for $125 at the beginning of the summer. Its soft and supple unlike the Infinity but the wear isn't too bad so far.note that the climax weights MORE than the 10mm beal tiger its often better to look at rope weight rather than diameter ;) |
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I would say go for the cheapest rope you can get in the 9.5 to 10.2 range - especially if you're going to be using it in the gym. I ended up buying a 30m 10.2 for $55 to use exclusively for the gym/shorter outdoor climbs. I save my nicer rope for outdoor leading. |
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bearbreeder wrote: note that the climax weights MORE than the 10mm beal tiger its often better to look at rope weight rather than diameter ;)I don't know about you, but I use skinny ropes because they feed better and pack down smaller than fattys. Weight isn't the hugest concern, and I have my Infinity for multipitch |
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redlude97 wrote: I don't know about you, but I use skinny ropes because they feed better and pack down smaller than fattys. Weight isn't the hugest concern, and I have my Infinity for multipitchmy 10.2mm tendon ambition feeds much better than my 9.5mm infinity in grigris and smarts diameter is only one part of the equation of how a rope feeds ... anyone who has handled a slick beal/tendon 10.2 or a 10mm elderid python vs a stiff mammut tusk 9.8 can tell ya that ;) |