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Beal Flyer II 10.2mm Dry Cover Rope Review

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With a diameter that bridges the gap between traditional ropes and new-school skinny ropes, the Beal Flyer II 10.2mm Rope gives you versatile performance that’s just as useful at the sport crag as it is on an alpine ice route. Beal’s Golden Dry treatment adds a protective coating to both the core and the sheath to avoid water absorption and freezing on ice or alpine climbs, and slows down wear and tear, drastically increasing the rope’s life expectancy.

Bottom Line:The gateway to skinny ropes of the future.

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The Flyer II GoldenDry Rope by Beal offers a gateway in the progression from classic to super-thin ropes. Take it to the Perch, the Valley or the Red because it's a great handling rope that's lightweight-the all-around lead rope of choice for climbers who aren't quite ready to dabble in the 9 mm range.

Features:

Good blend of durability and weight
Low impact force
Maximum abrasion resistance from DryCoVer sheath
Resistance to a factor 1,77 fall over an edge of radius 0,75mm

Great quality and value

Chris at Backcountry.com on 03/31/2010

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I bought this rope about 5 1/2 years ago and still climb on it (though it's about time for a new one). I've done plenty of back-to-back climbing weekends and weeklong climbing excursions over the years with this thing and it has endured them all. The golden try treatment bumps up the price a bit but I think has extended the life of my rope. What's more, this rope has never felt heavy or burdensome. Truly a good buy

I'm not dead, that's good...

Cody Barnhill at Backcountry.com on 09/14/2009

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I bought this rope recently (in all truth kind of shooting in the dark, i don't know gear that well) and I've been really stoked on it. It comes with a rope bag that while it doesn't seem to be as burly as one that you would buy separately, it is quite decent and works just fine to wrap the rope up nicely and get to the climb spot. I am also stoked on the dry factor, as I haven't had the chance to yet, but am planning on using it this winter as well for some mountaineering. All in all it is a good rope that runs smoothly and is good and bright so you can always find it on the rock.

Good Rope

jper11 at Backcountry.com on 06/17/2009

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This is a great rope that feeds smooth. It comes with a pretty decent rope bag and it is marked at the halfway point. I have had the rope for a few months now and it seems to be wearing really well.