Originally Posted By: Pete
I owned several ropes over my years in climbing, but only thought highly of one. That was an Edelrid rope (Switzerland) - but couldn't honestly tell you if they are still in business.

I'm glad to hear your opinion here. Especially because the rope I chose for my daughter was an Edelrid Eagle Pro (yep, they are still in business!) To be sure, I had my "marching orders" ... 70 meters, 9.8mm, dry coat, easy to see middle marker, etc. ... but after finding all the ropes that matched the required specs, I chose the Edelrid based on how it felt in my hand and the sales persons recommendation that it was his favorite rope (due to its not kinking and pigtailing as bad as other ropes).

p.s. - Sorry for the thread hijack. I didn't mean for this to get into climbing ropes. I started off intending to talk about climbing HELMETS, but got carried away.