Beal Opera 8.5mm rope
The lightest and thinnest single rope on the market weighing in at only 48g/m.
With its weight of 48 grams per meter, the OPERA 8.5 is the lightest and thinnest single rope on the market. A true concentrate of all BÉAL's know-how, it combines several technological innovations to offer a resistant rope that is both ultra-light and ultra-fluid. With its low impact force, OPERA 8.5 is a rope designed for the most demanding climbers, while remaining versatile. In fact, it is also certified as a double and twin rope.
Features
- Diameter: 8.5mm
- Range: Intensive line
- Material: Polyamide
- Low impact force: 7,4 kN
- Size: 53 cm - 63 cm
- Sheath material: Polyamide (PA)
- Rope core: Polyamide (PA)
- Sheath slippage: 0 mm
- Family: Opera 8.5mm Dry Cover
- Single rope: yes
- Double rope: yes
- Twin rope: yes
- Dynamic elongation: 37 %
- Static elongation: 8,4 %
- Percentage of sheath: 39%
- Manufacturer's weight: 48 g (per metre)
Technology
UNICORE
An astonishing process, bonding rope sheath and core without affecting the rope’s suppleness. Even in the toughest conditions of use sheath slippage is suppressed. If the sheath is cut or torn, sheath and core remain bonded together. With a standard rope, if the sheath is cut by abrasion over an edge, it slides and gathers over some metres. It then becomes impossible to pass this zone, either to ascend or to descend. If the problem occurs near to the end of the rope the sheath may slide off completely resulting in a fall to the ground. With the UNICORE process the sheath remains in place and the user may escape, either by descent or ascent, taking all necessary precautions.