Beal Opera Unicore Golden Dry 8.5mm

When every gram matters, the Beal Opera 8.5mm Unicore Golden Dry is hard to beat. Weighing just 48g per metre, it was the first single rope to break the 50g barrier, making it an outstanding choice for climbers and mountaineers looking to keep their rack as light and efficient as possible.

Despite its incredibly slim 8.5mm diameter, the Opera 8.5 is remarkably versatile. It is triple certified as a single, half and twin rope, making it suitable for everything from lightweight single-pitch climbing and long multi-pitch routes to alpine climbing and technical mountain adventures.

Golden Dry

The Golden Dry treatment gives the rope enhanced water-repellent properties, helping to reduce water absorption and maintain the rope's handling and performance when conditions turn wet. This makes the Opera 8.5 Golden Dry particularly well suited to UK climbing, alpine routes and mountaineering where damp ropes are an unavoidable part of the adventure.

The rope also features Beal UNICORE technology, bonding the sheath and core together to improve security and durability. If the sheath is damaged, the construction helps prevent excessive sheath slippage, while maintaining the rope's excellent handling characteristics.

With a low 7.3kN impact force as a single rope, the Opera 8.5 delivers a softer catch while its incredibly low weight makes a noticeable difference on long approaches, multi-pitch climbs and alpine routes.

If you're looking for an ultra-lightweight climbing rope that doesn't compromise on versatility, the BEAL Opera 8.5 Golden Dry is a seriously impressive option.

• Improved resistance to grit and to humidity
• Limited water absorption
• Improved rope-running through karabiners and belay devices
• Improved abrasion resistance in normal climbing use

Unicore
The UNICORE process bonds the sheath of the rope to the core. This prevents sheath slippage, but also helps to keep the structural integrity of the rope if it is cut or damaged.

• Sheath slippage is eliminated
• Allows safe escape should the sheath be cut
• Rope cutting is easy: no hot knife required
• Improved rope-running through karabiners and belay devices
• Reduction of shrinkage in water by more than 50%

Specification

• Type: Triple Rated (Single, Twin, Half)
• Diameter: 8.5mm
• Treatment: Beal Golden Dry
• Static Elongation: 8.4% (single) | 8.4 (half) | 5.1 (twin)
• Dynamic Elongation %: 36 (single)| 30 (half)| 28(twin)
• UIAA Falls: 5 (single) | 16 (half) | >25 (twin)
• Impact Force kN: 7.3 (single) | 5.7 (half) | 9.0 (twin)
• Sheath Slippage: 0mm
• Proportion of sheath: 38%
• Weight per meter: 48g
• Standard: EN 892:2012+A3:2023, UIAA 101 Dynamic Ropes