This is the cord BD Athlete Babsi Zangerl takes whether she’s climbing 5.14 on El Cap or 9a trad in the Alps. The Black Diamond 9.2 Dry is protected from the inside out with a core and sheath that’s dry treated, making it an all-weather sending machine, built to handle the abuse from one of the best all-around climbers in the game.
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Overall rating: 4.4772725 / 5 from 44 reviews.
Review topics: [weight, issues, rope, handles, diameter, fall, angle, climbing].
"Strongly, strongly recommend avoiding this rope. I bought the 80m specifically to do long rappels whilst travelling the US. Like other people who have left reviews, I immediately had problems with kinking. After roughly 2 weeks of use a spot near the centre of the rope had the sheath twisted so badly that the core was starting to be exposed. The core itself was so distorted that the rope was visibly bent and spongey. When folded there was a sharp right angle, suggesting the beginnings of a core shot. We noticed this whilst rappelling on a multipitch we had taken no falls on. I submitted all of this info to BD who dismissed it as the rope having bent due to being rappelled on but this is impossible as I always rappelled with a tag line and it was near the centre of the rope. I have not been able to get another response from them. Hugely disappointed, was not a small investment and I only got 2 weeks of use out of it. Please do better BD."
"Best rope I've had in ten years: very durable, smooth but no issue staying tied, great diameter, ties knots easy and it looks fantastic. Almost no wear in 70 pitches. I don't know how they've done it."
"I bought this rope 4 years ago and it served me oh so well. I since have cut that one down to a 60 meter and wanted to replace my 80 meter."
"Retains the flexibility after some usage, fairly durable few days out. Out of the box there were no pigtails, pretty similar profile to the mammuts I have been using, which is high praise"
"Had a bit of a twisting issue but likely due more to the route and anchors than an intrinsic issue with the rope. Hope to get a lot of great climbs with this"
"Another great BD product. Using this rope while trying to finally lead Necronomicon (5. 10b) on Independence Pass, CO."
"Just bought it for a climbing trip to Moab. Great rope. Perfect for everything from single pitch sport to canyoneering, to multipitch trad. Really supple, easy to work with."
"Beautiful rope, maneuvers smoothly even once it gets some dirt on it. Lightweight for an 80m!"
"Nice rope the dry treatment is very effective. The rope handles very well"
"Awesome rope. Highly recommend!"
