We took to the whips to find the best climbing ropes for every type of climbing, with top picks from Sterling, Mammut, and Edelrid. advertisement. GearJunkie. The Best Climbing Ropes of 2025.

The Edelrid Birdlime 1R 9.8 is the first climbing rope with a renewable content of over 40%. ... Made from castor oil, polyamide-11 (Nylon 11) started selling in France in 1945.

From climbing walls in city gyms to the challenge of a cliff under open skies, the rope you use plays a critical role in your success and safety. So, learning some of the ins […] Skip to content ...

These are mostly made of nylon, and they are tested by dropping a mass with an accelerometer onto a slack rope — a pretty good simulation of falling back off of a flat face like at the climbing gym.

The second climber who died in Joshua Tree National Park last weekend fell to her death after she tied her safety rope to a weak nylon webbing while rock climbing, witnesses present at the spot ...

Climbing ropes today are nylon, usually with a core of long, twisted fibers that give the rope most of its strength, and an outer sheath of woven, colored fibers.

Climbing ropes are designed with a bit of stretch in them—the better to absorb some of the impact during a fall—although the ropes will gradually lose their elasticity over time.