Purchased this rope in May, for sport climbing in Boulder Canyon. It's now October and there's significant fraying in several places. We climb maybe once a week, so I'd guess about 16-20 days so far, but switch back and forth with another rope, a BlueWater rope, that's two years older and shows none of the same wear. I'm actually going to have to retire this rope in one season, and I've never had to do that before. Haven't climbed any harder or sharper (generally rap down, and always keep an eye on sharp edges). I babied this rope, but it didn't help. No more Mammut ropes for me. I recommend you look elsewhere!

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Wonderful rope, supple as can be and runs like a dream compared to other ropes, I can barely get some thicker or stiffer ropes thru the openings on my ATC, but this rope goes in with room to spare, rarely gets tangled and much easier to tie and untie than some ropes I''''ve used, wear may eventually make this difficult but as of now, with 5 months use it''''s still almost in brand new shape. Can''''t go wrong with mammut!

I have owned one of these fellas for awhile now and first of all let me say that it is one of the most tightly woven ropes that I have ever used. There are upsides and downsides to this. The downsides being, it is a little more difficult to tie the knots and tends to have a cardboard feel (I know, but that's what it feels like to me!). The uspside, however, is that it is so tightly woven that it is harder for dirt to penetrate the rope. When a rope gets dirty, the tiny pieces of dirt move back and forth and the friction can cut fibers like a knife over time. Since the Galaxy is woven tighter, it is harder for the dirt to get through.

I have also used a Sterling 10.2 and have found it to be a much softer rope, much easier to handle.

Another rope that I have used is a Blue Water 10.5 x 60 dry Accelorator and it was not as soft as the Sterling but not nearly as stiff as the Mammut.

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A Sterling 10.2 which had a much softer feel from being woven more loosely.

Blue Water Accelorator was softer than the Mammut but not as soft as the Sterling.

Pretty good, rope, nice for tying, but i would reccomend the black diamond. Remember, climbing is fun, but be careful!!!

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THIS IS A GOOD ROPE. VERY SUPPLE FOR EASY TYING. ITS SUPPLENESS MAKES FOR SLOPPY HANDLING BUT I HAVE NOT RAN INTO ANY SITUATIONS WHERE THAT MATTERED.

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STERLING 10.2

The roped stayed dry during the wet ice climbs and heavy use. But the advertised diameter does not seem correct seems smaller than a 10mm. Other than that is have been a dry rope and will see many more uses come spring. The reason it was bought was due to a sale otherwise I would have bought a maxim.

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Maxim 9.8, bluewater ropes

I don't know what the other reviewers are on about, Mammut make the best ropes, period. My galaxy is the strongest (held falls) and thinnest 10mm I've seen yet. It's durable, the sheath is holding up well even with lots of sport dogging etc, it;s also the easiest rope to clip, it's stiff but supple at the same time, worth every penny.

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