What are people using these days for half/twin ropes in the 8mm range, primarily for alpine rock routes?
My Beal Ice Lines are getting a bit old and are only 50 metres: I want something new, shiny and 60 metres long.
I'll be mostly using them for alpine rock routes, usually as twins but occasionally as halves for the odd wiggly pitch.
I don't want to go much below 8mm because I want the option to occasionally use them as half ropes, and I would find the prospect falling on one strand of 7mm too scary. But because of weight and mostly twin rope use I don't really want to go up into the ~8.5mm range either.