User Review: Sterling Rope Evolution Velocity 9.8mm

Sterling Rope Evolution Velocity 9.8mm
Above: The current Evolution Velocity 9.8mm, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Rating: rated 4.5 of 5 stars
Price Paid: $$$$

We have been running these ropes at Sylvan Rocks Climbing School for the past 2 seasons. Dragging them around the Needles of Custer State Park in South Dakota, and up Devils Tower, they take quite a beating. When you are teaching people to climb, they fall, ropes get worked! We are always looking at other ropes for durability, but balanced with ease of pulling through our belay devices and such.

For now, this is the best we have found for the money. There are probably better ropes out there, but none we have found are this good at this price point, and they are better then many we have tried that cost more.

No doubt larger diameter ropes last longer, but at the cost of increased effort to manage them, the guides all appreciate these strings. If you want your string to last more then a season or 2, get a larger diameter rope....If you like Starbucks over Folgers, buy a Velocity and be happy.

Daryl Stisser
Sylvan Rocks Climbing School

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Where to Buy

Buy Online We found the Evolution Velocity 9.8mm at 2 online stores:

StoreProduct DescriptionPrice

Moosejaw
3 purchase options:
Velocity 50 Meter Rope (Fall 2008)$136.20Buy Now
Velocity 50 Meter Dry Rope (Fall 2008)$167.70Buy Now
Velocity 60 Meter Dry Rope (Fall 2008)$254.45Buy Now

RockCreek
2 purchase options:
9.8mm Evolution Velocity Dynamic Rope$184.95Buy Now
9.8mm Evolution Velocity Bi-Color Dynamic Rope$241.95Buy Now

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