ProView – Trango Agility 9.5

This being the first piece of gear I’ve ever used from Trango, I went into this test with no expectations. When you first open the package, the strikingly bright pink color jumps out at you. I love bright gear, I find it mentally helps me when I’m pumped out and on the verge of falling. I can look down and easily follow my rope all the way to my belayer. At times this gives me the little extra confidence needed to keep on pushing a little longer. This alone might make it the first rope I grab from my closet when I’m about to go out. Unfortunately, the rope comes in a factory coil, so you have to take the time to carefully uncoil in a way that avoids kinks. It can take about 10 to 20 minutes to do this before your rope is ready to climb. Once it’s ready though and all the kinks are out, the rope has a quality feel to it. My first time taking it out, my friends and I were doing what was supposed to be a quick run up a small multi pitch. We didn’t make it to the top due to a thunderstorm that forced us to bail. I was so glad to have a dry treated rope that day, and think it’s a must if you plan on climbing somewhere where the weather can change super fast.