The Edelrid Apus Eco Dry 7.9mm is an alpine climbing rope that combines outstanding high-safety reserves, usability and handling with a slight diameter, and now PFCs and PFAS-free, making the rope permanently dirt and water repellent. The perfect rope for alpine adventures.

Key Features

ECO DRY: Poly- and perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs), and their subcategory PFAS in particular, make outdoor equipment resistant to oil, grease, and water. Once released into the environment, however, the chemicals degrade very slowly, posing a long-term environmental problem. With Eco Dry finishing technology, we have succeeded in developing a process that is almost on a par with high-performance PFCs and PFAS. Due to their three-dimensional kernmantle construction, the treatment process of ropes is very complex. This is because the finishing process must never compromise the safety and functionality of a climbing rope. The Eco Dry process meets all these requirements and is 100% free of PFCs and even PFAS. The world's first PFC- and PFAS-free rope that also meets the UIAA water repellent standard is the EDELRID Swift Eco Dry 8.9 mm. It absorbs less than 1 to 2% of its own weight in water. It is also bluesign® certified and offers comparable values to the Pro Dry line in terms of durability, abrasion resistance, and water and dirt resistance.

3D LAP COILED: The 3D lap coiling technique makes uncoiling the rope for the first time unnecessary. We extended our production site with a specially developed lap coiling machine that winds up our ropes. In combination with the thought-out design of the packaging provided with every EDELRID rope, it has now become super easy to instantly start your climb using your new rope: You do not have to do more than pulling it out! The marking on the rope as well as a detailed description on the packaging, additionally ensure that you do things right and can use the full potential of the rope without annoying twisting and tangling.

Thermo Shield: Thermo Shield is the basic treatment that we apply to all our ropes to ensure they have the renowned EDELRID suppleness. The treatment involves a thermal process that perfectly aligns the core and sheath yarns. A special heat treatment relaxes then shrinks the rope’s fibers. This harmonizes the gliding characteristics of the yarns inside the rope, making it supple and compact. The result is the creation of ropes that will neither shrink retrospectively nor quickly become stiff.

Features

• Low weight, small diameter, and perfect handling
  
• Durably water repellent and dirt resistant thanks to the PFC- and PFAS-free Eco Dry finish
  
• Water absorption of < 2% far lower than required by the UIAA Water Repellent Test
  
• Thermo Shield treatment for pleasant handling
  
• 3D lap coiling enables instant use without tangles
  
• Certified as a half and twin rope

Specification

• Type: Half | Twin rope
• Intended Use: Alpine climbing / Ice climbing / mixed climbing
• Diameter mm: 7.9
• Treatment: Edelrid Thermo Shield
• Static Elongation %: 8.1 (half) | 4.8 (twin)
• Dynamic Elongation %: 32 / 29 %
• UIAA Falls: 9 (half) | > 20 (twin)
• Impact Force kN: 6.4 (half) | 9.8 (twin)
• Sheath Slippage mm: 0
• Proportion of sheath %: 36
• Weight per meter: 41g
• Certification: EN 892
  
• Material: Polyamide
  
• Multiple certification
  
• Rope Type: Dynamic
  
• Middle marking
  
• PFC free coating
  
• Impregnation
  
• UIAA
• Made in Germany