RUMBA® 8 mm - Petzl

8 mm diameter half rope with Duratec Dry treatment for multi-pitch climbing and mountaineering

Product Information and Specifications

Basic Techniques

24 Tech Tips

Performance of new ropes

Length of my new rope and the middle of the rope

Impact force - standards

What is the impact force of a rope?

Forces at work in a real fall

Influence of the belay device

Fall comparison with rigid/human mass

How was the max. impact force of 12kN determined?

Why the 8 kN impact force for half ropes?

Why the 55 kg test mass for half ropes?

What would be the results of tests done with 80 kg on one strand of a half rope?