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Apex

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MAXIM® Apex is the workhorse of the MAXIM product line. Designed for top rope, big wall, trad climbing or for working projects and developing routes, this traditional pattern climbing rope meets the mark of high performance and a high UIAA fall rating.

  • Extremely high durability
  • Apex features Endura DRY on the core
  • Select models have 2x-DRY on the cover
  • Designed for big wall and trad climbing
  • UIAA water-repellent
  • Supple handling
  • Extremely high durability
  • Runs freely
  • Excellent knotability
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    Apex
    The Apex is designed to perform at the highest level. Whether for top rope, big wall, trad climbing or for working projects and developing routes, it convinces with high performance and offers high UIAA fall rating. Apex is also an excellent rope for challenge courses and fall protection for safety personnel. It consistently performs across many climbing conditions and still delivers reliable clips All Apex ropes feature our Endura DRY treatment on the core. Select models are 2x-DRY, which adds an Endura DRY cover for the ultimate dry protection and satisfies the UIAA standard for dry treatment. Apex ropes are certified to EN 892 and UIAA 101. Apex stands for excellent durability and maximum fall protection. MAXIM Apex ropes are designed to provide optimum life safety on the one hand and on the other hand they are the right partner to make climbers push past their own personal limits. Apex provides the long life and safety assurance you have come to expect from MAXIM dynamic ropes.
    Type: single rope
    Standards: EN 892, UIAA 101
    Core: nylon (polyamide)
    Cover: nylon (polyamide)
    Braid: 48
    Pattern: regular

    Made in the USA! These cords are proudly made by expert crafts men and women in our US facility located in Fall River, Massachusetts.
    Ø Weight Sheath slippage Elongation Max. Impact Force Number of Falls
    mm g/m lbs/100 mm dynamic (%) static (%) kN minimum average
    9.9 65.5 4.4 0 29 5 9.5 5 7
    10.2 67 4.5 0 29 4.5 9.8 7 9
    10.5 74.4 5 0 29 4.8 9.4 10 12
    11 81.8 5.5 0 24 4.6 9.2 13 15

    Certain sizes and colors are also available in various lengths.

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    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.

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    "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