Big Wall
Big Wall climbing started in Yosemite National Park where the monumental, 3,000 foot high walls of El Capitan offers numerous multi-pitch climbing routes in different grades like “The Nose”, “Zodiac” or “Freerider”. One day is often not enough to complete a Big Wall multi pitch tour. Overnight stays on the wall are state of the art. Climbers carry all of their equipment with them when climbing and sleep on a portaledge, a small deployable hanging tent suspended from the wall.
In addition, more experienced climbers will be happy with our Airliner, Pinnacle and Glider series. These light weight ropes move through pro with ease and will dramatically reduce the weight the climbers take up with them.
Climbers need to pack their equipment, food and portaledge in a bag and haul it to the belay station after each pitch. A static rope like KM III or the skinny and light Personal Escape rope make hauling equipment a lot easier than it is with dynamic ropes. The Personal Escape Rope can also be used as a tag line by expert climbers. This can cut your number of rappels in half.
MAXIM offers the following ropes for Big wall climbing:
Apex
Glider
Pinnacle
Airliner
“MAXIM is making the highest quality and most durable ropes out there. Nobody else has such durable and lightweight cords.”
David Allfrey
About MAXIM Dynamic Ropes
Dynamic climbing ropes are the most important piece of gear you have, because they keep you from hitting the ground. Their high elongation absorbs most of the shock in a fall, thereby taking the load off of your body and your anchors. MAXIM ropes are made of 100% high quality nylon and feature a kernmantle construction with twisted nylon cores and a braided nylon cover. MAXIM’s long lasting dynamic climbing lines are designed as a compact rope with high-energy absorption. Each of our dynamic climbing lines offers excellent handling, superior abrasion resistance and high durability.
Special features of MAXIM dynamic ropes
The core of every dynamic MAXIM Climbing rope is dry treated with our special Endura DRY treatment process, including our indoor gym ropes. This is for the ultimate level of safety protection since nylon loses a lot of strength when wet. In addition, for maximum water-repellency, selected models also feature Endura 2x-DRY and have both a dry core and a specially treated dry cover. Those ropes fulfill the requirements of UIAA water-repellency.
Our Pinnacle and Glider series also feature MAXIM’s TPT (Twill Pattern Technology) which aligns the sheath yarns with the direction the rope moves through your protection. This dramatically reduces rope drag and provides for buttery rappels.
The Chalk Line gym ropes also feature our Str8 Jacket technology, in which we tightly weave the sheath around a mid-sheath which grips the core. These are the longest lasting gym ropes on the planet.
Standards for dynamic climbing ropes
Dynamic climbing ropes are generally certified in three categories; single ropes, half ropes and twin ropes. All of them are certified to the European Standard EN 892 and the international standard UIAA 101. Within these standards, the rope’s construction, sheath slippage, static and dynamic elongation, maximum impact force at first fall as well as the minimum number of falls a rope has to withstand are regulated. Please find more information on climbing rope types and requirements of the standards in our Tech info section.
"MAXIM sets the standard for durability of climbing ropes in the industry. In the end, a rope is our lifeline, and for many years now I've felt 100% confident trusting my life to thee amazing cords. "
Jonathan Siegrist