8.2 mm Dragonfly Half Rope - Dry

Comments about Petzl 8.2 mm x 60/70 m Dragonfly Half Rope - Dry:

I bought a set of these ropes. Within 10 uses over the course of 4 months, the sheath came completely off of the core. We noticed that every time we rappelled, our ATC's would have copious amounts of sheath built up on them. The blue rope is completely core shot and the orange rope has shown signs of serious wear, indicating that the sheath could fail at any time. I have talked to some gear shops that indicate they have heard of similar problems with Petzl ropes. We have some Metolius half lines (7.8mm) with about 3 seasons on them under similar use that currently are not showing any signs of wear.

Comments about Petzl 8.2 mm x 60/70 m Dragonfly Half Rope - Dry:

I got this rope for a multi-pitch backup because it is light. It fits nicely in a 2000ci backback for multi-pitching (plenty of room for water, lunch, raingear with 2000ci). It worked well tied to a 9.8mm for a long rap, but I also recommend using a Trango Jaws belay device backed up with an autoblock. I would recommend against using a barrel type atc because it's just too hard to control. Very glad I got this rope.