Ropes for Ski Mountaineering

What are the best lightweight ski mountaineering ropes? Why buy a special rope just for ski touring? How are these ropes different from traditional dynamic ropes? What are the situations that we use these the most? What are the best accessory devices to go with these skinny ropes?

Most important of all: which model should I buy? I took a close look at the Petzl Rad Line, The Mammut Glacier Cord Dry, and the Edelrid Rap Line Protect Pro Dry.

I go through all these questions and more. This is a video for the gear nerds and those that are looking into ways to make their pack lighter and go further on skis. If you just want the quick review of which model is best, skip to the COMPARISON section of the video!

This is not an instructional video. If you'd like to learn more about the techniques described in it, I strongly recommend an IFMGA Mountain Guide! There's lots of resources on the internet as well, one of the best being Mark Smiley's Mountain Sense Ski Mountaineering Online Course!
https://www.mtnsense.com

I also strongly recommend checking out the technical manuals that come with each of these ropes, especially the Petzl.
- Petzl: https://www.petzl.com/CA/en/Sport/Ropes/technical-content-product/RAD-LINE-6-mm
- Edelrid: https://www.edelrid.de/en/sports/accessory-cords/rap-line-protect-pro-dry-6mm.html
- Mammut: https://static.mammut.com/file/User_Manual_HI-MAM-152-3_6-0_GlacierCordDry_PRINT.pdf

-------------Links for Ropes-------------
(prices differ slightly from MSRP mentioned in video!)

Edelrid Rap Line Protect Pro Dry
- Climb On Squamish ($334 - 60m): https://shop.climbonsquamish.com/edelrid-rap-line-protect-dry-6mm-2020.html
- Vertical Addiction Canmore

Petzl RAD Line
- Climb On Squamish ($319 - 30m): https://shop.climbonsquamish.com/petzl-rad-line-2020-6mm-30m.html
- Vertical Addiction Canmore ($289 - 30m): https://www.vertical-addiction.com/us/petzl-rad-line.html
- SkiUphill Canmore ($289 - 30m): https://skiuphill.ca/collections/safety-equipment/products/petzl-rad-line

Mammut Glacier Cord Dry
- SkiUphill Canmore ($289 - 30m): https://skiuphill.ca/collections/safety-equipment/products/mammut-6-0-glacier-cord
- Valhalla Pure ($289 - 30m): https://vpo.ca/product/315840/glacier-cord-dry-6mm-x-30m
- Climb On Squamish

-------------Other Gear-------------

Blue Ice Choucas Light Harness
- Ski Uphill: https://skiuphill.ca/collections/safety-equipment/products/choucas-light-harness
- ClimbOn Squamish: https://shop.climbonsquamish.com/blue-ice-choucas-light-harness.html

Blue Ice Akila Ice Tool
- SkiUphill Canmore: https://skiuphill.ca/collections/safety-equipment/products/blue-ice-akila-hammer-axe

Edelrid Slider Locking Carabiner
- ClimbOn Squamish: https://shop.climbonsquamish.com/edelrid-hms-strike-slider-carabiner.html
-------------Sections-------------
00:00 Intro
01:16 Why Specialized Ropes?
05:39 Rope Model Comparison
12:12 Glacier Travel
14:55 Cornices
20:01 Rappeling
23:40 Ascent/Climbing
25:21 Special Gear for Small Ropes

Disclaimer: Ropes were provided for review. This was not sponsored (paid) nor are any of the links affiliate links!

Видео Ropes for Ski Mountaineering канала Eric Carter