Golden Dry
Every filament of the sheath and the core of 'Golden Dry' ropes is treated with a water repellent chemical before the rope is manufactured. This chemical covering is
polymerised at high temperature. The durability of this treatment is given by the polymerisation, but also because of the individual treatment of each filament before the rope is made. A Golden Dry rope is a rope with the core Dry treated, and a sheath of Dry Cover.
Key features:
• Very limited weight gain in wet conditions.
• Prevents the rope thickening too much.
• Improved rope-running through karabiners and belay devices.
• Improved abrasion resistance in normal climbing use. |
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Dry Cover
Each filament of the sheath of 'Dry Cover' ropes treated with a water repellent chemical before the rope is manufactured. This chemical covering is polymerised
at high temperature. The durability of this treatment is given by the polymerisation, but also because the individual treatment of each filament before the rope is made. On a Dry Cover rope, the core is not treated.
Key features:
• Improved resistance to grit and to humidity.
• Limited water absorption.
• Improved rope-running through karabiners and belay devices.
• Improved abrasion resistance in normal climbing use. |
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Classic
Neither sheath nor core of 'Classic' range ropes have been subjected to chemical treatment. However, the 'Classic' range of ropes, like the 'Dry Cover' and 'Golden Dry' ropes benefit from all BEAL's advanced technology, and offer excellent shock absorption because of their very low impact forces.
Key features:
• Excellent shock absorption due to very low impact force.
• Same resistance as 'Dry Cover' ropes to repeated falls.
• Excellent balance between quality & price. |
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Eco
As the 'Classic' ropes, the 'Eco' range of ropes has received no chemical treatment. In a different respect, they do not benefit from the BEAL advanced technology of low impact force. In addition their sheath thickness is less than that of our other rope categories.These ropes without
surface treatment are thus more eco-friendly and cheaper to manufacture, but they have a higher impact force,
thus lesser capacity for cushioning falls.
Key features:
• Economic construction.
• Eco-friendly conception. |
