What happened to the 9mm Stratos?

[Thor Lancelot Simon]

I'm looking to replace my double ropes. The only ones I ever found that
I liked were the 9mm Stratos -- what's happened to them? They don't seem
to be made any more.

Is there another 9mm sharp-edge-resistant rope out there? One with a
double-pic sheath so it has the nice handling and durability the Stratos
did?

--
Thor Lancelot Simon t...@rek.tjls.com
"My guess is that the minimal training typically provided would only
have given the party in question multiple new and elaborate ways to do
something incomprehensibly stupid and dangerous." -Rich Goldstone

[Al Black]

On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:35:31 -0400, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:

> I'm looking to replace my double ropes. The only ones I ever found that
> I liked were the 9mm Stratos -- what's happened to them?

Extrem is the 9.0 double rope from Edelweiss. Betcha this one feels the
same. They also have a couple of 8.2 versions. (http://www.edelweiss-
ropes.com)

al

[Alejandro Sequeira]

Hi, according to the UIAA web page the sharp edge test is now
suspended:
http://theuiaa.org/upload_area/files/1/Important_notice-_UIAA_Safety_Standard_108_suspended.pdf

[Thor Lancelot Simon]

In article <858e2272-b75d-4a98...@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>,

Alejandro Sequeira <aseq...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>Hi, according to the UIAA web page the sharp edge test is now
>suspended:
>http://theuiaa.org/upload_area/files/1/Important_notice-_UIAA_Safety_Standard_108_suspended.pdf

That notice is four years old. Are you sure it's still in effect?

[Thor Lancelot Simon]

In article <yX2yk.1712$1x6.1038@edtnps82>,

I don't see the "Extrem" for sale anywhere. I do see that they now list
the "Sharp" as their edge-resistant rope -- it's still made in a 10.5mm,
like the Stratos, but the skinny option is now 8.5mm. That's a little
_too_ skinny for my taste...

[Mark Heyman]

"Thor Lancelot Simon" <t...@panix.com> wrote in message
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According to Sterling Jim

[Mark Heyman]

"Thor Lancelot Simon" <t...@panix.com> wrote in message
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Repost:

According to Sterling Jim the sharp edge certification eas suspended 3 years
ago
He posted the following on another board.

"I apologize if someone already addressed this but it was mentioned that the
rope (Monster) was sharp edge certified/rated. It is not and in fact no rope
is. That standard was suspended about 3 years ago for several reasons, not
the least of which is the fact that it does not represent in any way how a
rope is cut in the real world."