While most climbers carefully seek out the perfect rock shoe fit and style to maximise their performance, says James Ibbertson, few apply the same logic to ropes. In the past his own rope selection criteria has been simple. "Which is the cheapest long rope in the shop?" Well ... colour may have come into it too - "Which is the cheapest long non-pink rope in the shop?" The potential impact a climbing rope could have on his performance and enjoyment never really came into it. Can the superlight and robust Edelrid Falcon rope persuade him to think differently?
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