Climbing ropes

Rope

— ropes designed for climbing have a special design and performance characteristics. According to general specialization, two types of such equipment are distinguished — dynamic and static ropes. The first variety is characterized by a rather high elasticity, it is designed mainly for use when climbing mountains and is able to withstand sharp jerks, including the fall of a climber from a point above the point of attachment of the insurance. It is these products that are most popular in classical rock climbing. Static ropes, in turn, are designed for a constant load and relatively mild jerks; they are mainly used in speleology and industrial mountaineering.

In addition, modern climbing ropes can differ in materials, production technology, thickness and permissible load, type of construction (single, double, half rope for dynamic models, type A and type B for static ones), etc. Read more about these points, as well as specific features of the use of static and dynamic ropes are described in special sources.