Aspiring to move through the mountains with ease requires the proper gear. In episode one, we learn about an indispensable tool of the modern ski mountaineer, the 6mm hyperstatic rope. The first episode of our Gear Shed podcast gets straight to the point. There’s no equivocating as Gavin Hess, Adam Fabrikant, and Billy Haas go…
THR Gear Shed Podcast EP 1: The Skinny on Ski Mountaineering Ropes
Keeping the friction in play: the single strand skinny rope on rappel. Photo: Gavin Hess
Responses
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Agree with the take on the Sterling 5.4 VTX. Kinda got duped into getting myself, got a couple hundred meters of it and core shot the thing on day 1. Haven’t used it since. Great discussion. Thanks.
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Enjoyed the episode. Would love to hear some more thoughts on the Edelrid Rap Line Protect and it’s lead capability. Is there any use case for this rope, in twin configuration as certified or otherwise? And what about any upward climbing where a leader fall is a possibility? Is this an absolute no-go for the RAD line and similar, or is there some grey area here?
I have a 30m Edelrid Rap Line which I mainly just use as a glacier cord, but sometimes I wonder if a 60m or so would have some real versatility.
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