Best rope for trad climbing reddit Excessive slack is usually the belayer's fault, and your description of "loops of rope float down" is concerning. Being honest about why you're doing this and how much risk you're willing to take is important. I’ve always had dedicated PAS but am leaning toward ditching it entirely and primarily anchoring with the climbing rope (I mostly do multi-pitch trad). 40-meter ropes are suitable only for gym climbs or top-roping short routes. I got these pair of Mammut half ropes 2nd hand but unused. For the rope end of alpine draws, check out the camp dyon. A thing about trad-climbing is being able to improvise with what you got, in the most efficient and safe manner. Edit: one of the reasons 7mm cord is preferred for top rope is that the force of a fall at the anchor is always x2 if you're belaying from the ground. it's dangerous. Experience: climbing and mountaineering for 3 years, took a trad climbing course 2 years ago. dqsn nkn geugd gjc mlvn kgpd chrix miq mziw cwnnse