Single length sling for rock climbing reddit Posted by u/AutoModerator - 17 votes and 333 comments I stepped on some wet rock slipped and caught myself with 3 fingers on my left hand. I'd still use static materials for the anchor, but I would keep in your comfort zone. As for strength between dyneema/nylon, tests have shown that even when wet, neither sling loses enough strength to be a concern, but of the two, dyneema was almost completely unaffected. the rope should always be taking the brunt of the force out of a fall, slings just transfer the force. After about 1 year with this you'd probably want to add For an alpine rack I would carry less cams, more nuts, some 60cm alpine qd and two 120cm slings with biners clipped end to end around chest. I say nylon because it has some elasticity if you accidentally shock load it. I have pretty much all of the rest of the gear for sport climbing though. How to Rack Climbing Gear I tend to use slings or cord when leading in blocks and use the rope when swinging leads. Not a great habit though, as slings have poor abrasion resistance. Plus green monster in Rock canyon takes a #4 for the wide section, and you gotta be able to do that line with your own rack ;) Such a classic. lygvgzmmxuoharqmtejfltsscpqaupkkphsbsvlhtjawforbekngrtfwgcowpjsocezssujanrlcg