I just picked up a new rope for the year. I decided to give a Petzl rope a try and got the 9.8 Nomad. One of the cool things about all Petzl ropes is they keep it pretty simple by giving all their ropes all the extras that sometimes can be confusing to sort through with other manufacturers. All Petzl lines are dry treated, have clear middle marks and are butterfly coiled in the factory for use right out of the package. I uncoiled my rope for the first time at the base of a multi-pitch climb in Taquitz, tied in and took off. Over the first two pitches the second had some slight twisting in the rope but it disappeared before we topped out on the climb. You would never be able to climb with rope like that with the standard factory machine coil. Over 3 days we logged 20 pitches with the new rope; multi-pitch, top roping and rappelling. The rope handled awesome. Felt great in the hand and the knots felt good, secure and easy to untie. The thin diameter and thick sheath allowed it to run very smoothly over the rock and through the protection. Over all I was really stoked with the way this rope handled and I highly recommend one.
-John Doskicz
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