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FIXE (Roca) FANATIC 8,4 half rope opinions

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Removed User 03 Jun 2021

Do you recommend or not the FIXE FANATIC 8,4mm dry threated half rope?

Also, af far as I found out its only certified as a half rope with 5,3kN impact force. I would like to use it as a twin rope occasionally. Based on other ropes impact forces (there are half and twin certified rpoes with higher impact force as a half) it should be fine as a twin right? Is there any other risks than high imact force?

Thanks for the advice!

 beardy mike 03 Jun 2021
In reply to Removed UserWant_to_tradclimb:

I'll go out on a limb here and make a complete guess (i.e. DO NOT take this as for certain) at maybe around 9kN? This isn't particularly high as impact force goes. More to the point, why would you use it as a twin? There are very few instances in standard trad rock climbing in which using a twin rope system is advantageous. It may be more so in multipitch alpine bolted routes, and sometimes on ice routes? I have used genuine twin ropes in the past for alpine rock to reduce weight and provide a margin of safety for abseiling off and accidental damage of a single strand, but in day to day usage, not sure why you'd bother.

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